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BleepBloopBloop
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ESXi 6.X Install User Accounts and Password Change Applicability

Hey password change questions,

ESXi 6.X new install has the following automatic user accounts:

root

daemon

dcui

nfsnobody

daemon, dcui and nfsnobody, is it technically feasible to change the passwords on them or will this have functional/operational impact?

Thanks,

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GayathriS
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Hi

I dont think its recommended / advisable to change and play around with this users which are default as you said.

This blog pretty old but it gives some info:
What are the default passwords of these users: nobody, daemon, uucp, etc.? - Ask Ubuntu

I would like to know if there is a different answer for it.

regards

Gayathri

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