proxmox/rpc-translator-138/PASSWORD_SETUP_GUIDE.md

Password Setup Guide for VMIDs 2400-2402

Date: 2026-01-05
Status: Manual Password Setup Required

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Current Situation

✅ VMs are reachable: IPs 192.168.11.240-242 are online and SSH ports are open
❌ No remote access: Cannot set passwords remotely without existing credentials
✅ Password generated: feeO4j9QwpuMgb6dMHi4T2etn
✅ SSH key ready: ~/.ssh/proxmox_translator

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Setup Instructions

Step 1: Access Each VM via Console

You need to access each VMID (2400, 2401, 2402) via console to set the root password.

Option A: Via Proxmox Web UI

1. Open Proxmox Web UI: https://192.168.11.11:8006
2. Find each VMID (2400, 2401, 2402) - they may be on a different node
3. Click on the VM → Console
4. Login as root (use existing password or console access)

Option B: Via Direct Console Access

If you have physical/console access to the VMs, use that.

Option C: Check if VMs are on Different Node

The VMs might be on r630-02 or ml110:

ssh root@192.168.11.11 "for NODE in r630-01 r630-02 ml110; do echo '=== $NODE ==='; qm list | grep -E '2400|2401|2402' || pct list | grep -E '2400|2401|2402'; done"

Step 2: Set Root Password

Once you have console access to each VM, run:

echo 'root:feeO4j9QwpuMgb6dMHi4T2etn' | chpasswd

Or interactively:

passwd root
# Enter: feeO4j9QwpuMgb6dMHi4T2etn
# Confirm: feeO4j9QwpuMgb6dMHi4T2etn

Step 3: Configure SSH Keys (Automated)

After passwords are set, run from your machine:

# Copy SSH key to each VMID
sshpass -p 'feeO4j9QwpuMgb6dMHi4T2etn' ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/proxmox_translator.pub root@192.168.11.240
sshpass -p 'feeO4j9QwpuMgb6dMHi4T2etn' ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/proxmox_translator.pub root@192.168.11.241
sshpass -p 'feeO4j9QwpuMgb6dMHi4T2etn' ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/proxmox_translator.pub root@192.168.11.242

Or use the automated script:

/tmp/setup-ssh-access.sh

Step 4: Verify SSH Access

# Test each VMID
ssh -i ~/.ssh/proxmox_translator root@192.168.11.240 "echo '✅ 2400 working'"
ssh -i ~/.ssh/proxmox_translator root@192.168.11.241 "echo '✅ 2401 working'"
ssh -i ~/.ssh/proxmox_translator root@192.168.11.242 "echo '✅ 2402 working'"

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Quick Setup Script

After setting passwords via console, run:

PASSWORD="feeO4j9QwpuMgb6dMHi4T2etn"
SSH_KEY="$HOME/.ssh/proxmox_translator.pub"

for IP in 192.168.11.240 192.168.11.241 192.168.11.242; do
  echo "Configuring $IP..."
  sshpass -p "$PASSWORD" ssh-copy-id -i "$SSH_KEY" root@$IP
done

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After SSH is Configured

Once SSH key authentication works, deploy the translator:

cd /home/intlc/projects/proxmox/rpc-translator-138
/tmp/complete-deployment.sh

This will automatically:

1. Deploy translator to all VMIDs
2. Configure .env files
3. Start services
4. Verify everything

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Password Reference

• Password: feeO4j9QwpuMgb6dMHi4T2etn
• Saved to: /tmp/vmid-root-password.txt
• SSH Key: ~/.ssh/proxmox_translator
• SSH Public Key: ~/.ssh/proxmox_translator.pub

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Troubleshooting

If Console Access Doesn't Work

1. Check VM status on all nodes:

   ssh root@192.168.11.11 "for NODE in r630-01 r630-02 ml110; do echo '=== $NODE ==='; qm list | grep -E '2400|2401|2402'; done"
   

2. Check if VMs are LXC containers:

   ssh root@192.168.11.11 "pct list | grep -E '2400|2401|2402'"
   

3. Try direct network access:

   • The VMs are reachable (IPs ping, SSH port open)
   • They may have existing SSH access with a different key/password
   • Check if you have existing SSH keys that work

If Password Setting Fails

• Ensure you're logged in as root
• Check if chpasswd command is available
• Try: passwd root (interactive)
• Verify password complexity requirements

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Summary

1. ✅ Password generated: feeO4j9QwpuMgb6dMHi4T2etn
2. ✅ SSH key ready: ~/.ssh/proxmox_translator
3. ⏳ Manual step: Set password via console on each VM
4. ⏳ Automated step: Configure SSH keys (after password is set)
5. ⏳ Automated step: Deploy translator (after SSH is configured)

All automated scripts are ready. Once passwords are set via console, the rest is automated.