Updated on 2023-09-07 GMT+08:00

Login Overview

Constraints

  • Only a running ECS can be logged in.
  • The username for logging in to a Windows ECS is Administrator.
  • If the login password is forgotten, reset the password by referring to Resetting the Password for Logging In to a Windows ECS. Resetting the password will interrupt the applications running on the ECS. Exercise caution when performing this operation.
  • If an ECS uses key pair authentication, use the password obtaining function available on the management console to decrypt the private key used during ECS creation to obtain a password.
  • Certain G-series ECSs do not support remote login from the console. If you need to remotely log in to the ECSs, install the VNC server on them. For details, see GPU-accelerated ECSs. You are suggested to log in to the ECSs using MSTSC.
  • If you log in to a GPU-accelerated ECS using MSTSC, GPU acceleration will fail. This is because MSTSC replaces the WDDM GPU driver with a non-accelerated remote desktop display driver. In such a case, you must log in to the ECS using other methods, such as VNC. If the remote login function available on the management console fails to meet your service requirements, you must install a suitable remote login tool, such as TightVNC, on the ECS.

    To download TightVNC, log in at https://www.tightvnc.com/download.php.

Login Modes

You can choose from a variety of login modes based on your local OS type.

Table 1 Windows login modes

ECS OS

Local OS

Connection Method

Requirement

Windows

Windows

Use MSTSC.

Click Start on the local computer. In the Search programs and files text box, enter mstsc to open the Remote Desktop Connection dialog box.

For details, see Login Using MSTSC.

The target ECS has had an EIP bound.

Linux

Install a remote connection tool, for example, rdesktop.

For details, see Logging In to a Windows ECS from a Linux Computer.

macOS

Install a remote connection tool, for example, Microsoft Remote Desktop on the macOS.

For details, see Logging In to a Windows ECS from a Mac.

Mobile terminal

Install a remote connection tool, for example, Microsoft Remote Desktop.

For details, see Logging In to a Windows ECS from a Mobile Terminal.

Windows

Through the management console.

For details, see Login Using VNC.

No EIP is required.