How to change/reset the password of the service account user for vCenter Server service on vCenter Server 6.5

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

This article provides steps to update the password of the service account used by vCenter Server service.

Environment

VMware vCenter Server 6.5.x

Resolution

To change/reset password for service account user for vCenter Server service on vCenter Server 6.5 using vmon update:

1. Log in to vCenter Server as a root user.
2. Navigate to the folder where vmon is installed.
   
   By default, it is C:\Program Files\VMware\vCenter Server\vmon\.
    
3. Run vmon with -p option and username.
   
   For example, vmon.exe -p username@domainname
   
   where, username@domainname is the existing username used for service.
    
4. Enter the password and press enter.
   
   Note: After executing vmon prompt requesting for password is not visible. Enter the password and press enter.
   
   This resets the password for the account.