How do I retrieve my Windows admin password after launching an instance?
Important: add key pair to Windows instance#
It's a requirement to add a keypair to Windows instances#
To retrieve the password in Horizon, select Retrieve Password from the instance dropdown menu:#
Paste your Private key and click on Decrypt Password#
The password has been revealed - fOYbUpHlgjzA7e73p0tH#
Connect to the instance using#
make sure you had added allow 3389 rules to the security groups
- Win/Mac - Windows Remote Desktop(RDP)
- Linux - Remmina
Username : admin, Password : fOYbUpHlgjzA7e73p0tH(Decrypted from private key)#
Tips:
- Account :
Admin, You need to boot your instance with a SSH keypair this is the secure and proper way to set passwords in Windows instances is by letting Cloudbase-Init generate a random password and post it encrypted on the Nova metadata service.