Can you change your ESXi root password using the UI on the host?

[aj800]

We have requirements to change passwords periodically.  I understand that the root password, if ever lost, is not recoverable other than through re-installation of the hypervisor.  However, all I'm looking to do is change the password since we know it.  I can log in to the ESXi host, see the warning that it's being managed by the vCenter Server, and I can get to the user config and edit the 'root' account where it shows the password fields, but I'm wondering if it's that simple to change it since I had an issue a while back that was strange, and since I'm not sure if changing it here also impacts the SSH and DCUI access for the host.  Is it that simple?  (I believe I had changed it this way once and tried to log into the DCUI as root but it used an older password, which I still knew, so I'm skeptical)

[Paulk99]

Not sure if you still can but I have done it in the past using Host profiles.

Don't think its possible just using the UI of an individual host but again ive not needed to for ages..!

[diegodco31]

You can use host profiles to change the root password if you got the vsphere enterprise plus.

https://www.vladan.fr/how-to-reset-esxi-6-x-root-password-and-under-which-conditions/

[jburen · Accepted solution]

If you login to the host UI with root you can change the password:

[Paulk99]

Sorry i should of read the authors post a lillle closer..

Was under the impression the Admin password had gone south..!

Paul

[aj800]

Thanks, I think that's what I was looking for.