---
title: "getRootPassword"
slug: "cli-server-getrootpassword"
tags: ["Server"]
updated: 2026-09-17T10:08:35Z
published: 2026-09-17T10:08:35Z
canonical: "cli.ncloud-docs.com/cli-server-getrootpassword"
---

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# getRootPassword

## Overview

Searching a server root account passoword

## Description

Search a root account password using private key on your server (VM).

## Request Parameters

| Parameter Name | Requiredness | Type | Limitation | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| serverInstanceNo | Yes | String |  | Server instance No. used for a search of root password |
| privateKey | Yes | String |  | Login key that you applied when creating a server (It receives the storage path.) Key values entered are not sent to the network. ex) file://directory1/directory2/*.pem ex) https://kr.objectstorage.ncloud.com/bucket/penguin.pem |

## Response Data Type

- RootPassword type

| RootPassword extends CommonResponse |
| --- |
| private String rootPassword; |

## Examples

### Request

```
ncloud server getRootPassword --serverInstanceNo 475081 --privateKey file:///C:/Users/Naver/.ncloud/penguin.pem
```

```
ncloud server getRootPassword --serverInstanceNo 475081 --privateKey https://kr.objectstorage.ncloud.com/chungsoo/penguin.pem
```

```
ncloud server getRootPassword --serverInstanceNo 475081 --privateKey "-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
MIIG5AIBAAKCAYEA1LgE/8sxb8ueSrwXzHp0vgrJHgNz+XwWpvQIK0Xx0j/5IWez
************************************************
************************************************
+5/QANMPYF94e8xtIpblYh965zNGI0h5TzjR3QOX2qKSBsriQ0Xw+A==
-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----"
```

### Response

```
{
  "getRootPasswordResponse": {
    "requestId": "f76f5042-cd8f-4ad2-b2fe-be556bbb6bfb",
    "returnCode": 0,
    "returnMessage": "success",
    "rootPassword": "A7TFYc+hRy"
  }
}
```

```
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<getRootPasswordResponse>
  <requestId>f76f5042-cd8f-4ad2-b2fe-be556bbb6bfb</requestId>
  <returnCode>0</returnCode>
  <returnMessage>success</returnMessage>
  <rootPassword>A7TFYc+hRy</rootPassword>
</getRootPasswordResponse>
```