How Do I Change the Root Password Using Recovery Mode?

Recovery mode allows you to boot the VDS using a special Rescue CD image to perform maintenance tasks on the main operating system, such as:

• changing the root password
• modifying OS configuration
• diagnosing and fixing operating system issues

To change the root password using recovery mode:

1. In the VDS control panel, go to the server settings and click Recovery Mode (Режим восстановления).



2. Confirm activation by entering the word CONTINUE (ПРОДОЛЖИТЬ). Wait until the server switches to recovery mode (this takes about 10–20 seconds).



3. Save the Recovery Mode Password shown in the pop-up window. It can be used to access the server via SSH while in recovery mode.

4. Click Open Console (Перейти в консоль), then switch to full-screen mode for convenience.

5. The console will display instructions for recovery mode.



6. Enter the following commands in the console:

6.1. Mount the VDS OS disk to the Rescue CD system:

6.2. Enter the VDS operating system:

6.3. Change the root password (enter the new password twice) with passwd command



7. Exit full-screen mode by pressing Esc, then switch the VDS back to normal mode.



8. After rebooting, verify that you can connect to the server using the new password.