Resetting root password in host & VSA

[tractng]

Hello,

We have 5 hosts (5.5) with one virtual server appliance.

Summary below:

- all 5 hosts have same root password

- virtual server appliance has the same password as the hosts

From the KB I am reading and gathering what I read.  Please confirm the following steps.

- Log into each host via ssh and reset each individual host.

su root

passwd "my new password"

- Then log into VSA and reset the the "administrator" account  (basically the VSA administrator account is the same as the vCenter)

Thanks for reading

TT

[pradeepjigalur]

a. Resetting ESXi root password:

Changing an ESXi/ESX host root password (1004659) | VMware KB

b.According to your  issue

-> Then log into VSA and reset the the "administrator" account  (basically the VSA administrator account is the same as the vCenter)

i assume ur changing changing password of administrator@vsphere.local then follow the following steps.

Procedure

1	Log in to the vSphere Web Client using your vCenter Single Sign-On credentials.
2	In the upper navigation pane, to the left of the Help menu, click your user name to pull down the menu. As an alternative, you can select Administration > Single Sign-On > Users and Groups and select Edit User from the right-button menu.
3	Select Change Password and type your current password.
4	Type a new password and confirm it. The password must conform to the password policy.
5	Click OK.

[tractng]

Just to confirm.  The "administrator" from the appliance is basically the "root" account used to log into vCenter?  As least in the test environment, that is what I am seeing.

TT

[pradeepjigalur]

>>The "administrator" from the appliance is basically the "root" account used to log into vCenter?

if ur changing root password then follow the below kb

Log In to the VMware vCenter Server Appliance Web Console