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Vsphere GUI password lost

MostafaADahab — Tue, 31 May 2022 10:46:39 GMT

unfortunately all my server passwords are lost including Vcenter Single Sign-On command line and Vsphere client, So i can't connect to it and i need a method to restart the password

Re: Vsphere GUI password lost

mlnelson — Tue, 31 May 2022 11:57:37 GMT

You don't say which version of vCenter you are running but in all cases the process is to:

- Reset the root password (I'm assuming you don't know that either) - https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2147144 lists the steps on how to do that and then

- Reset the SSO password - http://vcloud-lab.com/entries/vcenter-server/how-to-reset-vcenter-server-sso-administrator-vsphere-local-password this blog post does a good job explaining how that can be done via the CLI or UI.

Re: Vsphere GUI password lost

GirgisHady — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 06:55:32 GMT

Thanks for sharing the info.

Re: Vsphere GUI password lost

Brucesty — Mon, 08 Aug 2022 18:27:35 GMT

Connect to vCenter Server Appliance through SSH. Press 3 to enter the Reset account password option. A new password is generated.