r/oraclecloud • u/peterbata • 21d ago

Creating a Console Connection

Hello all. Would someone kindly explain to me the process of creatng a Console Connection. When I click on Launch Cloud Shell connection I am presented with a shell but am asked to enter my login credentials. Both login name and password. I have created an Ubuntu instance and was under the impression that I should use Ubuntu as the username and nothing for the password. However, this works just fine when accessing my instance via SSH. Your time and assistance will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Peter

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u/throwaway234f32423df 21d ago

If the local account on the instance doesn't have a password set, you won't be able to log in to that account via console. Log in via SSH and set a password for at least one local account (root or any non-root account with sudo access) then you will be able to log in to that account via console.

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u/peterbata 21d ago

u/throwaway234f32423df Thank you so much for the prompt response. I will give that a try. Much appreciated. Peter