vCenter Single Sign-On administrator users can change expired passwords for System-Domain users. Request that an administrator resets your password.
If you are a vCenter Single Sign-On administrator user, use the ssopass command-line tool to reset the password.
On the Windows host running vCenter Single Sign-On:
- Open an elevated command prompt and run the command:
SET JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\jre
Note: This is the default path of the JRE folder for vCenter Server 5.1. If vCenter Server has been installed in a custom location, change command accordingly.
- Navigate to the ssolscli directory
c:\>cd C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\SSOServer\ssolscli
- Run the following command:
ssopass -d https://FQDN_of_SSO_server:7444/lookupservice/sdk username
- Type your current password, even if it is expired.
- Type the new password, and then type it again to confirm.
From the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA):
- Log in to the vCenter Server Appliance as root.
Note: The default password is vmware.
- Navigate to this directory:
/usr/lib/vmware-sso/bin
- Run this command:
./ssopass -d https://FQDN_of_SSO_server:7444/lookupservice/sdk username
- Type the current password for the user, even if it is expired.
- Type the new password, and then type it again to confirm.
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