Where are my login credentials?

[wherearethelogins]

Hello,

i ran this command to install virtualmin on my server:
sudo sh -c “$(curl -fsSL https://software.virtualmin.com/gpl/scripts/virtualmin-install.sh)” – --bundle LAMP

Its installed!

Whats missing are my credentials to login.

Where do i find them?

Thanks

[wherearethelogins]

and yes, ive seen that thread:

Unable to login once installed in GCP

SYSTEM INFORMATION OS type and version GCP - Ubuntu Webmin version Latest as of 6 Nov 2024 (can’t find it in index screen) I followed the instructurtion Downloading and Installing | Webmin finished this command “apt-get install webmin --install-recommends” login screen (as below) [image] There isn’t a place for me to setup my root/first login user. What’s the next step? Sorry newbie here. Thanks for the support

I dont really understand the answer.

Need the credentials or a command to run

Thanks

[Stegan]

@wherearethelogins

I dont really understand the answer.

Seems pretty clear to me - or is this just a ChatGPT/AI generated question/nonsense?

it is even clearer in the documentation. You know the root password when you obtain your VM. and when you install Virtualmin as root.

[tpnsolutions]

@Stegan,

@Stegan

it is even clearer in the documentation. You know the root password when you obtain your VM. and when you install Virtualmin as root.

It’s quite possible that “root” credentials may not have been generated during the creation of the VM such is the case with DigitalOcean if you choose to use a “public/private key” pair instead of a password.

Also, yes the installer DOES NOT provide these credentials which may seem odd for a noob as the credentials are the same as the ones created for the “system user”… That is, whatever credentials are presently being used for example “root” user to “SSH” into the system, are the ones used for the Virtualmin login.

*** Lets NOT assume newbie users know this, so lets soften the tone when we respond please. ***

[stefan1959]

its all in the docs (I know that the last thing we read)

Automated Installation

[ID10T]

@Ilia

Would it be a good idea to have the login script start with or end with a hint? Maybe offer to set up a user for those with keys only? I know my AWS account requires keys. I get logged in as some random word/number salad of characters.

admin@ns1:~$

I didn’t set that user up.

[Joe]

Webmin and Virtualmin authenticate to system users. Login with your root user and password. If you do not have a root user, but you have a sudo-capable user, login as that user. If that user doesn’t have a password (e.g. you logged in with a key), you need to set one.

That thread does give a command to run to set a password: passwd

If you just run passwd without a username, it will set a password on the currently logged in user. But, if you don’t know your password, you’ll need to either become root with sudo su - or run it with sudo passwd

The root user can set a user’s password without knowing the existing password.