Google Cloud - Recovering SSH access

Oops, you forgot to unblock SSH/port 22 and now you're locked out. Here's what you can do to recover it. First you'll need to get up and running with the Serial console (cloud.google.c....
Short steps:
1. Shut the machine off
2. Edit it and click the checkbox for remote access via the serial console
3. Add the bash script mentioned in the link above, replacing USERNAME with your Google Cloud username and password with a temporary one
4. Save it, turn on your machine, connect via serial console, login with the username/pw you just added
5. sudo ufw allow 22
6. shut off, edit machine again, disable serial and remove bash script, done

[@4lmolly]

It's always the accounts with small subscribers that usually have the solutions to problems. Thank you Erik. Solved a problem of over 2 months. I just used to create a new virtual machine.

[@erikfredericks]

Glad I could help! This is something that always crops up during classes

[@chijokeakaliro1086]

Sir please does this mean I can log in the vps now on any terminal like bitvise or purity ? With that user name and pass ?

[@jackwilliams7818]

This solution saved me money thank you!

[@TejasPaliya]

thanks bro. you are a lifesaver

[@annanevesdevops]

you have no idea how you saved me rn, thank you!

[@noor-ul-qumar3078]

thanks a lot, very helpful, keep going, best of luck

[@GizmoHey]

Thank you so much you're a life saver

[@SameerPanda006]

It worked for me. Great Job!

[@erikfredericks]

Good to hear!

[@Muslitoo]

Worked, u are a life saver thank you :D

[@Ekowreelstudios]

Thanks for this. in my case i mistakenly deleted my default service account and when i try accessing my SSH i get IAM permissions Test skipped. service account does not exist. anyway you can help?

[@erikfredericks]

I've got to imagine you could create a new service account in IAM and assign it to the VM?

[@kabeerahamed123]

Thanks lot

[@EffortVisuals]

Sorry... how do I even enable ssh like you show in 2:57 if I'm not able to login?

[@narendrakumarv3647]

Its worked perfectly :)

[@EnterTVainment-ev9xz]

love you❤❤❤❤

[@temesgentsegaye2231]

I can't thank you enough

[@yashbarodiya8121]

Hi brother, when i tried to connect serial console page keeps on loading .. but not connecting me to serial console .. can you give a solution

[@erikfredericks]

Possible that either you didn't enable serial access in the settings, that there's a bug in the script or username/password combo, or that perhaps there's an operating system issue? If you aren't worried about anything on the VM it might be easier to delete and recreate it (you'd lose any data on it that way though, but if it's a fresh one then not a huge deal IMO)

[@rayiuxd7833]

yo bro, idk if youre still there, but man, im using a VM with a ubuntu shape, I did the same thing as you but it wont let me type the password, and i get some issues like failed to start login service or no space left on device, i dont know what to do

[@erikfredericks]

No space left on device sounds like a hard drive issue, or perhaps a partition got filled up. Is there anything critical on the VM? Might be one of those times where it's easier to just create a new one...