How do I reset my Droplet's root password?
You can reset your Droplet’s password using the control panel or the recovery ISO.
Validated on 4 Oct 2022 • Last edited on 18 Mar 2026
During Droplet creation, you have the option to select a root password. After creation, we do not send this password to the registered email address.
You can reset a Droplet’s root password by following our How to Reset Droplet Root Passwords tutorial.
You can reset your Droplet’s password using the control panel or the recovery ISO.
Make sure NVIDIA Fabric Manager is running and has the same version number as the GPU drivers.
There may be an issue with the autoscale pool or Droplet configuration, the VPC network’s size, or resource limits on the team or datacenter.
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