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NJKwork
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Login to console of vCenter Appliance using root

Is it possible to login to the console of the vCenter Appliance (5.5) using root?  And I dont mean via SSH; I mean in vCenter open the "Remote Console" window of the vCenter appliance VM and then login?  When I type in root, it does not even prompt me for a password - it just says invalid login.  Oddly enough, if I type in Administrator it does prompt be for a password but I have no idea what that password is (I was just using administrator for testing to see if other accounts acted the same way).

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NK

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NJKwork
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Too funny - I had to reboot the appliance last night for a different purpose and when I tried to login this morning to get screen shots, it worked.   Chalk it up to gremlims/ghost in the machine.

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NK

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AjithDhas
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Can you attach the screenshot of the console... Ideally it should allow to login as root...

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Too funny - I had to reboot the appliance last night for a different purpose and when I tried to login this morning to get screen shots, it worked.   Chalk it up to gremlims/ghost in the machine.

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NK

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