How do I access the console for a server in Oderland Cloud?

The console is a way to access your server in Oderland Cloud if you can’t access it through normal routes such as SSH or RDP.

It is not intended to administer your server via the console, but if, for example, the server does not want to start normally, it can be a good tool to use in troubleshooting (for example, to select an alternative kernel at startup).

Accessing the console

To access the console on a server in the Oderland Cloud, do the following:

Note that on a Linux server, you cannot log in via the console unless you manually set a password for the user you wish to log in as.

1. Begin by logging on to the Oderland Cloud control panel.
2. When you’ve logged in, go to Compute (the cube-like icon) -> Virtual machines in the menu to the left.
   
3. Click on the row of the server for which you want to open the console, and then click the Console button.
   
4. The console will now open in a new window.
   

If you only see a black box when you enter the console, it may be because a “screensaver” is active. Click anywhere in the black box and press any key on your keyboard and the screensaver should be deactivated.

Please note that cut and paste does not work in the console, so it is not suitable for more advanced work.

Keyboard layout in Linux

If your server runs Linux (for instance Ubuntu), the keyboard layout may be set to American English. If you use a Swedish keyboard, the following table may be helpful to find certain special characters:

Swedish layout	American layout
–	/
,	,
.	.
¨	]
‘	\
´	=
+	–
;	<
:	>
_	?
*	|
`	+
?	_
=	)
)	(
(	*
/	&
&	^
%	%
¤	$
#	#
“	@
!	!
Ö	:
ö	;
Ä	“