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edmoncu
Contributor
Contributor

Fresh install of ESXi 6.5u2 -- Cannot complete login due to an incorrect user name or password.

Hi all,

Was able to successfully install ESXi 6.5u2, reboot it and re-authenticate to the console, reconfigure the management IP using the credentials i entered for the root.

The server can ping its gateway properly.

On my PC, i can ping the newly set up server once it became available.

However, when i tried logging-in as root on the web login, it says

Cannot complete login due to an incorrect user name or password.

Wonder what is causing this or what is the fix for this?

Regards,

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diegodco31
Leadership
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Hi

Did you try by ssh?

Diego Oliveira
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/dcodiego
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edmoncu
Contributor
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i think SSH is not enabled yet by default as i tried telnet it at port 22.

it only got fixed after i restarted the server.

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Ganeshpal
Enthusiast
Enthusiast

Hi Edmund,

How are you try from html 5 ?

Please try from 6.5 U2 webclient

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vFouad
Leadership
Leadership

Have you tried logging in with no password?

Depending on how you installed/fixed the install you may have no password set.

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