dcli command fails with "Unable to authenticate user." and does not prompt to re-enter credentials in vCenter Server

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

• When running the dcli command as a user with insufficient permissions and saving the credentials, you can no longer re-enter the credentials.
  
  

  e.g.)
  root@vc [ ~ ]# dcli com vmware vcenter host list
  Username: [email protected]
  Password: **********
  Do you want to save credentials in the credstore? (y or n) [y]:y
  Error: Unable to authenticate user.
  Server error: com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.Unauthenticated
  Error message:
      Authentication required.
  
  root@vc [ ~ ]# dcli com vmware vcenter host list
  Error: Unable to authenticate user.
  Server error: com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.Unauthenticated
  Error message:
      Authentication required.
  
  

  
  
  
• This article explains how to remove saved credentials.

Resolution

Steps to remove saved credentials

1. Run the following command to list saved credentials:
   
   

   dcli +credstore-list
   
   example output:
   - type: vapi
     server: http://localhost/api
     session_manager: com.vmware.cis.session
     user: [email protected]

    

2. Run the following command to remove the saved credentials:
   
   

   dcli +credstore-remove +server <server url> +username <user>
   
   example:
   dcli +credstore-remove +server http://localhost/api +username [email protected]