Hi pmcilvaine, To change the ESX host root user password: Login to the ESX host service console, either via SSH, or via the physical console. If you did not login as root, you must acqu...
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Hi pmcilvaine, To change the ESX host root user password: Login to the ESX host service console, either via SSH, or via the physical console. If you did not login as root, you must acquire root privileges by executing su - Enter the current root password when prompted. Change the root password by executing: passwd root Enter the new root password, and press Enter. Enter the password a second time to verify. You are warned about, but not prevented from using, bad passwords. If you make a mistake when typing or retyping the new root password, you must start over. For example: # passwd root Changing password for user root. New UNIX password: Retype new UNIX password: Sorry, passwords do not match New UNIX password: Retype new UNIX password: passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully. # "Life would be so much easier if we only had the source code"