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loginansatt01:~$ openstack server add security group <server-name> <security-group-name> |
Obtain the password
Our Windows images will disable the default Administrator user, and create a new user called "Admin." The password is randomly generated at boot, and will be encrypted with the public key provided at server creation time.
You can either obtain the password through the web interface, or with a command. After the password is obtained, you should have everything you need to access the Windows machine through RDP via its floating IP.
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Due to technical reasons, the SSH-key used for windows machines MUST be a rsa-key with 2048 bits length. | ||||
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The Windows images needs a few minutes to boot, compared to the *nix images that usually boots in <60 seconds. If the CLI for password retrival gives you an empty string, or the GUI tells you that the password is not available, please give it a few more minutes and try again. |
CLI
To fetch the password, run the following command:
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