Root Reset Password

September 16, 2013 2.2k views
mehmetgultekin
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mehmetgultekin
Hello, Tonight i resetted root password. Site is working fine until that process. After that site stopped working. Strange thing is that apache service does not exist anymore. Site's folders and databases exist. Should i reinstall Apache and create virtual host for site? I am not the one who first installed server so i do not want to change any predefined settings. Any suggestion please?
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pablo September 16, 2013
Take a snapshot of your droplet b/f you do anything else!

On a side note, don't use passwords if you don't have to. Key-based authentication is much more secure. See How To Create SSH Keys with PuTTY to Connect to a VPS.
How To Create SSH Keys With PuTTY to Connect to a VPS
by Pablo Carranza
This tutorial runs through creating SSH keys with PuTTY to connect to your virtual server.
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mehmetgultekin September 17, 2013
Hello,

Thanks for reply but i couldnt understand what to do?

I will create new snapshot and use it to create new droplet right?

Then the missing services will be installed?

I guess just one service, Apache, is missing. If i reinstall it, can it be fixed?
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kamaln7 MOD September 17, 2013
Take a snapshot of your existing droplet so that you can restore from it in case you break anything.

Once you've done that, log in to your droplet and install apache: 

sudo apt-get install apache2


Your settings should be preserved as long as you didn't delete any files from /etc/apache2.
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