Want to disable root acc on ESXi (not only ssh)

[psylocks]

I want to disable root login to ESXi 6.7 not only SSH login. Can I disable root account or disable root login access to ESXi 6.7?

[IRIX201110141 · Accepted solution]

Yes you can. Its called "Lockdown mode" and they made changes and improvements over years. So take a look to https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.7/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-88B24613-E8F9-40D...

Lockdown Mode

In short its disable the "remote" Access for the root and the Host can only be managed trough vCenter. Depending on the configuration root is only allowed to use the DCUI.

Regards

Joerg