Creator Root and Password?
I am using the Google Compute Engine web console to enter remotely into my instance. I can do root operations with "sudo", but what if I wanted "su" for root?
I created a custom "test" and now I want to log in as a "test" - this doesn't work as I haven't created SSH keys yet. Where can I find these keys, for example creator and / or root?
Also, I used a Debian image, but there are several commands installed by default. For example locate, updatedb, etc. Missing? How do I get it?
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You asked multiple questions in one post; I will answer them fine.
(1) I am using the Google Compute Engine web console to enter remotely into my instance. I can do root operations with "sudo", but what if I wanted "su" for root?
Using: sudo su -
(2) I have created a custom "test" and now I want to login as "test" - this does not work as I have not yet generated SSH keys. Where can I find these keys, for example creator and / or root?
You can ssh through gcloud compute ssh
or by clicking "SSH" button in the web interface, and then run: sudo su test
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(3) Also, I used a Debian image, but there are a few commands installed by default. For example locate, updatedb, etc. Missing? How do I get it?
To install missing packages, you will need to use the standard Debian apt-get
installation command for packages, for example:
$ sudo apt-get install [name-of-package]
To find the package name using keywords, use:
$ apt-cache search [keyword]
Note. the first thing you want to do in a completely new instance is to update the package metadata cache by running:
$ sudo apt-get update
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https://cloud.google.com/solutions/set-up-postgres
The above link helped me overcome a similar issue above, but in the context of postgres user setup. Was not covered in any of the other posts believed to have been shared here.
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