📘Change password on OVH Dedicated Server

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If you’ve lost access to your OVH Dedicated Server or simply need to reset the root password, you can do this via Rescue Mode. Follow the steps below:

Step 1: Boot into Rescue Mode

  1. Log in to the OVH Control Panel.
  2. Select your server.
  3. Go to Rescue Mode and enable it.
  4. OVH will email you temporary credentials to access the server via SSH in rescue mode.

Step 2: Mount the Server Filesystem

Once logged into the server via SSH using the rescue credentials:

mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/
mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/vz
mount -a
chroot /mnt/

Step 3: Change the Password

Now set a new password for the root user:

passwd
  • Enter the new password when prompted.
  • Confirm the new password.

Step 4: Reboot to Normal Mode

  1. Exit from the chroot environment:
exit
  1. Go back to the OVH Control Panel.
  2. Switch the server boot option back to normal mode.
  3. Reboot the server.

Step 5: Log In with New Password

Once the server is back online, you can SSH into your server using the new root password you set.

Note: If your partitions differ (e.g., sda2 doesn’t exist), adjust the mount points accordingly. Use lsblk or fdisk -l in rescue mode to identify them.

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