Reconnecting a host to vCenter Server fails with the error: Rejected password for user vpxuser
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Article ID: 323622
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Products
VMware vCenter ServerVMware vSphere ESXi
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
Hosts show Disconnected status in vCenter Server.
Attempting to reconnect a host to vCenter Server receives the error: A general system error: Timed out while waiting for vpxa to start
The hostd.log on the host contains errors similar to: YYYY-MM-DDT<time>Z [353BBB90 info 'ha-eventmgr' opID=708C86E6-0000025E-1e] Event 7989 : Cannot login vpxuser@ipaddress</time>
Rejected password for user vpxuser from ipaddress
Environment
VMware vCenter Server 6.5.x VMware vCenter Server 6.7.x VMware vCenter Server 7.x VMware vCenter Server 8.x
Cause
This issue occurs when the cached password for vpxuser is incorrect on the host or the account has expired in vCenter.