Change root password

[fborges555]

Hi gurus

I would like to unify all esxi root password on our cluster,  once the password has been change on the ESXI host will the host be disconnect from the Vsphere-vcenter? and I will have to re-connect the host?

is there any command I can follow to change password from the SSH or is it better to change it from the esxi console?

Thanks a bunch

[larstr]

Hi,

You can change the password through ssh with the command passwd.

This can safely be done and will not affect the host connection to vcenter.

Lars

[fborges555]

L.

Thanks a bunch, can I do this change while the host is in Maintenance mode? does it matter?

Thanks again

[larstr]

The host does care if it is in maintenance mode or not when changing the password.

Lars

[fborges555]

does or does not care?

thanks

[rpilot]

fborges555, does not

[Dikra90]

hello Larstr,

I guess it's old topic but yes i confirm ,i changed the Password on vsan Cluster and it didn't disconnact the hosts.

 

Thanks for your info it hels me a lot:)

[SureshKumarMuth]

After changing the root password, the host will not immediately disconnect from the vCenter server. However, if the host gets disconnected from the VC in future for some reason, it will not connect back to VC automatically unless you give the new password.  I would suggest not  to get into that situation in future unexpectedly , since the hosts are in cluster,  try to evacuate VMs using vmotion and change password, reconnect the host with new password . do this for all the hosts, you may avoid issues in future.