My system is Debian, Debian sent me the password via email. But when I logged in for the first time using the username debian and password, the system prompted me to change my password. When I changed my password, it prompted:
Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
WARNING: Your password has expired.
You must change your password now and login again!
Changing password for debian.
Current password:
passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
passwd: password unchanged
How do I change my password?
I need help logging in for the first time
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I have the same problem but with ubuntu
For the first time you receive an email with a link which generates a password to login through SSH to your VPS. This password is avlaid for a week a think but needs to be cahnged right after you log into your VPS.
Hope this helps.
I’ve resolved resetting the password in recovery mode as indicated by the help center.
https://help.ovhcloud.com/csm/en-gb-dedicated-servers-change-password?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB0061806