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danflynn
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Data recovery password in vminst.log

According to https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Horizon-7/7.3/horizon-installation/GUID-3790D978-3D71-4D25-8A36-D8...  "When you perform a silent installation, the full command line, including the data recovery password, is logged in the installer's vminst.log file. After the installation is complete, either delete this log file or change the data recovery password by using Horizon Administrator."  However after preforming a silent install of Horizon 7.3.2 the password is not present in vminst.log (C:\ProgramData\VMware\logs).  Is this note just outdated from previous builds or is the password stored elsewhere?   MSI (s) (E4:00) [22:06:39:083]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding VDM_SERVER_RECOVERY_PWD property. Its value is '**********'. MSI (s) (E4:00) [22:06:39:083]: PROPERTY CHANGE: Adding VDM_SERVER_RECOVERY_PWD_REMINDER property. Its value is '**********'.
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parmarr
VMware Employee
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As per the steps mentioned the  data recovery password, is logged in the installer's vminst.log file. Kindly re-vist the installation

Sincerely, Rahul Parmar VMware Support Moderator
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danflynn
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When you say the "installer's vminst.log file" are you referring to using the /l switch parameter or is there some other installer log?

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