Introduction
When you connect to an Orbit through SSH, it does not automatically connect with a root account. Due to this you need to get root access another way and this guide will show you how along with setting up a password for the account.
Prerequisites
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Running Orbit
SSH into Orbit
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First navigate to the “My Orbits” tab.
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Once there, click on the Orbit you want to connect to and check for three things:
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IP Address
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Running Status
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Source Image(Ubuntu, Debian, Centos, Fedora
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Once you have confirmed that your Orbit is running and you have the other information. Open up your console.
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Now you can SSH into your Orbit by running.
ssh image@address
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IP Address: We got this from the detail page, in this case it is “216.200.116.60”
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Image: We got this from the source image in the details page. It should be one of the following: ubuntu, debian, fedora, centos
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Note: A full command for this example would be: “ssh ubuntu@216.200.116.60”
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Now log into the Orbit and you should see a screen like this.
Setting the Password
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Run the following command and you will have root access.
sudo su
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Run the following command to set a password for the root account.
passwd root
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After setting up the password, you should be good to go.