View and Rotate SSH Passwords

TermSquad exposes separate SSH passwords for the agent and admin Linux users in Settings → Passwords. These passwords are different from the email codes used to sign in to the web app.

Password login over SSH is off by default

TermSquad recommends SSH keys, so password login over SSH is turned off by default. To connect with a password, open Settings, find SSH password login and turn it on. Confirm with Enable password login. Wait until the section says Password login is enabled. before you try to connect.

Turn the switch off again to go back to key-only SSH. If the section asks you to update the computer’s platform, password login cannot be managed on that computer yet.

View a password

1. Select the correct computer.
2. Open Settings and find Passwords.
3. Select Reveal beside the user you need.
4. If SSH password login is enabled, use that password with the hostname under SSH access.

When a terminal asks for a password, it may show no characters while you type. Enter the password and press Enter once.

Rotate a password

1. Keep access to the dashboard while making the change.
2. Select Rotate beside agent or admin.
3. Wait for the operation to succeed.
4. Use the newly displayed password for a fresh SSH login.
5. Update any password manager entry for that computer and user.

Rotation changes the selected user’s password. The other Linux user’s password and your SSH keys remain separate.

What should I expect?

New password-based connections need the new password. An existing SSH session may remain open after rotation, so changing a password is not the same as disconnecting every session.

Avoid sharing screenshots while a password is revealed. If your goal is to remove access from an old device, also check the keys stored for that device.

For routine access, you can add an SSH key. If a freshly revealed password fails, check the hostname and Linux user using the SSH troubleshooting checklist.