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Title
How to change the root password in a vApp? -
Description
Is there a way to change the root default password in a vApp?
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Cause
Due to security reasons the default root password should be changed.
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Resolution
If you logged in with foglight user, in order for you to change the password, please follow these steps:
login as: foglight
Password: foglight
foglight@localhost:~> whoami
foglight
foglight@localhost:~> su -
Password:
localhost:~ # whoami
root
localhost:~ # passwd
New password:
Retype new password:
passwd: password updated successfully
localhost:~ #
Note: You may get this message while changing the password: "BAD PASSWORD: it is based on a dictionary word"
Important note: this is Linux admin task and after changed the password, if that new password is either forgotten or lost, then there is no way to recover it.This is informational solution.