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Deleting the Password for Logging In to an ECS

Function

This API is used to delete the password records generated during initial installation of a Windows ECS. After the password is deleted, you can still use your password to log in to your ECS. However, you cannot use the Get Password function to obtain the ECS initial password.

Linux ECSs do not use this API to delete a password.

Debugging

You can debug this API in API Explorer.

Authorization

Each account has all of the permissions required to call all APIs, but IAM users must have the required permissions specifically assigned.
  • If you are using role/policy-based authorization, see the required permissions in Permissions and Supported Actions.
  • If you are using identity policy-based authorization, the permissions listed below are required.

Action

Access Level

Resource Type (*: required)

Condition Key

Alias

Dependencies

ecs:cloudServers:deletePassword

write

instance *

-

-

-

URI

DELETE /v1/{project_id}/cloudservers/{server_id}/os-server-password

Table 1 lists the URI parameters.
Table 1 Parameter description

Parameter

Mandatory

Description

project_id

Yes

Specifies the project ID.

For details about how to obtain the ID, see Obtaining a Project ID.

server_id

Yes

Specifies the ECS ID.

Request

None

Response

None

Example Request

Delete the password records generated during initial installation of a Windows ECS.

DELETE https://{endpoint}/v1/{project_id}/cloudservers/{server_id}/os-server-password

Example Response

None

Returned Values

See Returned Values for General Requests.

Parent topic: Password Management