Changing the Aria Operations root password

Products

• VCF Operations/Automation (formerly VMware Aria Suite)

Issue/Introduction

This article provides steps to change the root password on an Aria Operations

Environment

Aria Operaitons 8.x

Resolution

Using the shell:

1. Log in to the Aira Operations console via SSH or the the web console.
   
   
2. Log in as root and enter the current root password when prompted.
   
   
3. Change the root password:
   $ passwd root
    
4. Enter the new root password and press Enter. Enter the password a second time to verify. There may be a warning about being prevented from using bad passwords.
   
   If a mistake was made when typing or retyping the new root password, restart the process. Example:
   $ passwd root
   Changing password for user root.
   New UNIX password:
   Retype new UNIX password:
   Sorry, passwords do not match
   New UNIX password:
   Retype new UNIX password:
   passwd: all authentication tokens updated successfully.
   
   

Additional Information

Note:

If the root password is forgotten, refer to How to Reset the Root Password for Aria Operations.

Change the Root Password