host profile root password script update

[CenturaBro]

Hey Luc,

I've been digging through your scripts for host profile configuration and came across your root password set for host profile script.

When I went to execute the script I'm getting an error:  The property 'Policy' cannot be found on this object.

its referencing to the part of the script that does so: (line 49) $spec.ApplyProfile.Security.Policy = @($secpol)

Digging through API's I do not see anything pertaining to policy under vmware.vim.hostprofileconfigspec.applyprofile.security

am I missing something here or has the script not been touched in a while and is now deprecated due to API changes.

thanks in advance!

[LucD]

Which vSphere version are you using?

The format/layout of the HostProfile object might have changed

[CenturaBro]

vCenter: 6.5 U1g

PowerCLI: 10.1.0 Build 8346946

Powershell: 5.1.14409.1005

[LucD]

It looks as if the SecurityProfile part is not visible anymore in PowerCLI.

I'll have to some further tests.

[CenturaBro]

Thanks a bunch for all your help in the community!

[WernerHellinghu]

Hello, I'm searching also for a solution to change the password for all the host profiles by powershell.

Did you find a solution for 6.5?

[LucD]

Not really.

My method from Change The Root Password In Hosts And Host Profiles doesn't seem to work anymore in recent vSphere releases.

[DavidGriswoldeB]

We were about to head down this road and I found this thread. I am going to assume nothing has changed since 6.5 (we are mostly on 7.0)?

[LucD]

There is KB68079 , but I haven't found a way yet to automate it.

[greedj1]

Any update on this for 6.7 or 7.0?