I just bought a VPS and was wondering what my “vps login” is, as it asks me that, then my password. What is the default value or how do I make a login? I know my root password but not my login.
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Hello,
By default the login will be “root”.
Refer to below link:
https://www.digitalocean.com/docs/droplets/how-to/connect-with-ssh/putty/#add-the-username
Hope this helps!
Cheers, Sri Charan
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