reset root password - ssh times out

[PeterDLeslie]

Hi

i'm running vCentre 7.0.3

root password has expired

i can SSH to the server

I can logon with expired password, i'm prompted to change the password, I then enter the old password again.

I begin typing the new password, but before i can complete the new password, the SSH session is disconnect. Sometimes, If i type fast enough I can get the new password entered, but when typing it again to verify it, the SSH session is disconnected.

it's like the server has SSH timeout

HELP!

peter

 

 

[PeterDLeslie]

Ok - solved my own problem

there is definitely a timeout - you have to enter the new password and verify it - within a ridiculously short period of time

I could not get around this using Putty - as it does not allow pasting

I used  the Powershell SSH client (open-SSH) after downloading it

I was then able to copy my new password from a notepad and then paste it, right click into the shell, within the allowed time period - which i'm not sure what it is - but way too short to allow you to type a complex password and then retype it again to verify it

this is a significant bug

[RajeevVCP4]

You can reset in this way

 

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2147144