Instructions to begin using CentOS 7/8 Linux operating system server

Create a step-by-step guide

Step 1: Access server remotely through SSH / Shell Terminal

Refer our guide to access CentOS Linux operating system remotely.

* Please find your server login access from the Service Welcome email.

** We configure SSH port 8288.

Step 2: Change server root password

First, entering server remotely ( refer Step 1 guide ).

Secondly, in the shell terminal type below command and enter new password twice to update root password.

passwd root

Step 3: Configuring SSH access remote key

This link demonstrate on how to configuring SSH access key from a Windows operating system workstation and also disabling root password authentication.

Step 4: Update / Patch the operating system

First, entering server remotely ( refer Step 1 guide ).

Secondly, in the shell terminal type below command

yum update

Thirdly, reboot the server if there is kernel update.

shutdown -r now