{"id":38120,"date":"2023-04-18T20:09:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T18:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/?p=38120"},"modified":"2025-11-20T12:11:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T10:11:33","slug":"what-is-your-default-instance-username","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xneelo.co.za\/help-centre\/cloud\/what-is-your-default-instance-username\/","title":{"rendered":"Default username of cloud instances (Linux)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every Linux image in xneelo Cloud comes with a preconfigured default user. This user has root privileges and is used to access, configure, and manage your cloud instance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Knowing the default username is essential when <\/span>connecting via SSH<\/span><\/a> or logging in through the <\/span>instance console<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Default username <\/span><\/h3>\n

Xneelo Cloud provides a range of <\/span>public images<\/span><\/a> to launch your instances. Each image has its own default username.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
OS Name<\/b><\/td>\nDefault Username<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AlmaLinux<\/span><\/td>\nalmalinux<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CentOS
\n<\/span><\/td>\n		cloud-user<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Debian<\/span><\/td>\ndebian<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ubuntu<\/span><\/td>\nubuntu<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Default password<\/span><\/h3>\n

Password-based login is disabled by default on Linux images as a security best practice.<\/p>\n

If you need password login, you can manually set one during or after instance creation. Learn how to set a default password for cloud instances<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Managing the default user<\/span><\/h3>\n

These are the <\/span>recommended best practices<\/b> for default user management:<\/span><\/p>\n