Yes the standard management systems most of these VPS providers run (SolusVM, etc) keep the passwords in plaintext which is why I usually give a simple throw-aw

Yes the standard management systems most of these VPS providers run (SolusVM, etc) keep the passwords in plaintext which is why I usually give a simple throw-away password and then reset it to something secure when I gain access. Also just be careful what you put on the drive as the provider has full access to the drive and I don't trust these cheap providers as much as I would Linode.