By dutchbakers
I have been derelict in documenting access to the droplets on my account. I need to document this important information as soon as possible. I am worried about terms like “Shut Down” droplet etc not knowing if I will cause a major problem.
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Hello,
If there is no other way for you to find out the current login details, the best way of getting access back to those droplets is by following the steps here:
https://www.digitalocean.com/docs/droplets/resources/lost-ssh-key/
Note that this would indeed require a server restart, so I would recommend scheduling a maintenance window during non-business hours.
Hope that this helps. Regards, Bobby
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