Logging in to the File Gateway local console - Amazon Storage Gateway
Setting the local console password from the Storage Gateway console
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Amazon FSx File Gateway is no longer available to new customers. Existing customers of FSx File Gateway can continue to use the service normally. For capabilities similar to FSx File Gateway, visit this blog post.

Logging in to the File Gateway local console

When the VM is ready for you to log in, the login screen is displayed. If this is your first time logging in to the VM local console, you use the temporary sign-in credentials to log in. These temporary credentials give you access to menus where you can configure gateway network settings and change the password from the local console. The initial user name is admin and the temporary password is password. You must change the password on first log in.

To change the temporary password

  1. On the Amazon Appliance Activation - Configuration main menu, enter the corresponding numeral for Gateway Console.

  2. Run the passwd command. For information about how to run the command, see Running Storage Gateway commands on the local console.

Setting the local console password from the Storage Gateway console

You can also manage the local console's password from the Storage Gateway web-based console. Any successful password updates made with the web-based console will override the password used by the gateway VM's local console, including the temporary password if you have never logged in locally. If the gateway is not currently reachable over the network, the password update process will fail.

To set the local console password on the Storage Gateway console

  1. Open the Storage Gateway console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/storagegateway/home.

  2. On the navigation pane, choose Gateways, and then select the gateway for which you want to set a new password.

  3. For Actions, choose Set Local Console Password.

  4. In the Set Local Console Password dialog box, enter a new password, confirm the password, and then choose Save.

    Your new password replaces the current password. The Storage Gateway service doesn't save, store, or log the password but instead safely transmits it over an encrypted channel to the VM, where it is securely stored.

    Note

    The password can consist of any character on the keyboard and can be 1–512 characters long.