For passwords that have expired, the default vCenter Server Appliance password expires after 90 days. For more information, see Change the Password and Password Expiration Settings of the Root User
Note: 6.7U1 and later has a simpler method to reset the password, see KB 75174
To reset the root password for the vCenter Server Appliance:
Note: If you continue to have issues, see KB 50113586
For 7.0U1 and 6.7U3j there are a few changes:
Changes in 8.0 U2 and above versions:
You will get below error while executing pam_tally2 in 8.0 U2 or above versions, as this utility was deprecated in Photon 4 and 8.0 U2 is using Photon 4 version. The alternate utility on Photon 4 is "/usr/sbin/faillock" to unlock the accounts.
"-bash: pam_tally2: command not found"
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