First Boot of the Lighthouse VM

Notes:
  • This section does not apply to Azure or AWS.
  • For new installs, when you boot Lighthouse for the first time, you will be required to update the password to one that meets password policy requirements. For more information, see the password policy requirements described on Local Authentication Policy Page or Manage Local Authentication Policy.

During boot, two screens open.

  1. The first screen prompts to Select Lighthouse boot mode and displays four options:

    • Graphics console boot

    • Graphics console recovery mode

    • Serial console boot

    • Serial console recovery mode

      Graphics console boot is preselected and should not be changed. After the first boot has completed a message displays:

      Welcome to Lighthouse. This is software version:
      202507.

  2. The final step in the initial setup displays:

    To complete initial setup, please set a new root password.
    Press ENTER to continue.

  3. After pressing Enter, a prompt displays:

    Enter new root password:

  4. Enter a password and press Enter.

    Note:  It is recommended that you set a temporary password at this point and change it to a very strong high-entropy password as soon as possible using the WebUI.

    Tip: Keep in mind that non-US-English keyboards are not supported in the graphics console.

  5. The confirm prompt displays:

    Confirm given password

  6. Re-enter the password and press Enter. Multiple configuration notices appear ending with a login prompt:

    lighthouse login:

  7. Enter root and press Enter. A password prompt displays:

    Password:

  8. Enter the newly-set password and press Enter. A standard bash shell prompt displays with the list of static, DHCP, and IPv6 addresses.

    net1 192.168.0.1/24
    net1:dhcp 192.168.1.186/24
    net1 fe80::a00:27ff:fe39:daa3/64
    root@lighthouse:~#