Trisquel is a distro derived from Ubuntu, modified to remove non-free software. As an Ubuntu derivative, the VPS guides for running Ubuntu and Debian should also be valid for Trisquel.

Reasons to run Trisquel:

• based on Ubuntu/Debian
• stable LTS releases
• active project since 2007
• endorsed by the Free Software Foundation

The default root login is root/root.

The first thing you should do is to change the password by running `passwd` on the command line.

root@trisquel:~# passwd

Enter new UNIX password: 
Retype new UNIX password:

However, you may encounter this error message:

passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
passwd: password unchanged

All you need to do is reboot.

root@trisquel:~# reboot

Then [c] - Connect to your console again from the VPS menu to the root account and try changing the password again for root.

After this, it is highly recommended to create a new user for normal activities and disable root login.

• Change the password of root user: passwd
• Disable root access: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
• Block unused ports: iptables
• Change default SSH port: /etc/ssh/sshd_config

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