automating vcsa root user password change with pyvmomi?

[-ranga-]

We are trying to automate changing the password of vCenter "root" local account, preferably with Python.

Is there any way to do it with pyvmomi ?

If not, is there a recommended way ?

[acpzehetal]

Actually the password change is made by VMware adapted tools or scripts. You can try to use the custom method mentionned in the following site:

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vcenter.configuration.doc/GUID-5232...

and use this method in the Python SDK.

[lamw · Accepted solution]

Yes, you can use the vCenter REST API for https://developer.vmware.com/apis/vsphere-automation/latest/appliance/appliance/local_accounts/ its not in pyvmomi but rather in the vSphere Automation SDK for Python or you can simply use any Python REST Client

[-ranga-]

Thanks, this helped.

We found our own forgotten experimental code that had successfully used the REST API .

We also some sample code here - local_accounts.py, it too seems to work.