Resetting the VMware vCenter Application Discovery Manager console administrator password back to default

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

This article provides a procedure for resetting the VMware vCenter Application Discovery Manager console administrator password to the default password.

Environment

VMware vCenter Application Discovery Manager 7.x
VMware vCenter Application Discovery Manager 6.x
VMware vCenter Application Discovery Manager 5.x

Resolution

To reset the VMware vCenter Application Discovery Manager console administrator password to the default:

1. Log into the VMware vCenter ADM appliance console as the root user.
   
   
2. Switch to the nlayers user account using the command:
   
   # su - nlayers
   
   
3. Load the database environment variables using the commands:
   
   $ cd Seneca/db_scripts/oracle
$ source ./db_env.sh
   
   
4. Log into the SQL database using the command:
   
   $ sqlplus nlayers/nlayers
   
   
5. Revert to the default password for the admin account using the SQL command:
   
   update SUBJECT set password = 'jZae727K08KaOmKSgOaGzww/XVqGr/PKEgIMkjrcbJI=' where login = 'admin';
   
   Note: Ensure you use single quotes around the password and username when entering this command.
   
   Note: All entered input is stored as a single SQL*PLUS statement in the command buffer. Pressing the Return key while editing either opens a new numbered line or, if the previous line ends with a semicolon or consists of a single slash, executes the SQL*PLUS command.
   
   
6. Attempt authentication to the ADM console using the default admin password of 123456. For more information, see Default passwords for VMware vCenter Application Discovery Manager console and CLI (1023826).

Additional Information

emc165822 Default passwords for VMware vCenter Application Discovery Manager console and CLI