VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5

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Manually Update Passwords

You can manually change the password for a selected account. Unlike password rotation, which generates a randomized password, you provide the new password.
  • Verify that there are no currently failed workflows in your
    VMware Cloud Foundation
     system. To check for failed workflows, click
    Dashboard
     in the navigation pane and expand the
    Tasks
     pane at the bottom of the page.
  • Verify that no active workflows are running or are scheduled to run during the manual password update.
  • Only a user with the ADMIN role can perform this task. For more information about roles, see User and Group Management.
You can update only one password at a time.
Although individual
VMware Cloud Foundation
 accounts support different password requirements, it is recommended that you set passwords following a common set of requirements across all accounts:
  • Minimum length: 12
  • Maximum length: 20
  • At least one lowercase letter, one uppercase letter, a number, and one of the following special characters:
    ! @ # $ ^ *
  • Must NOT include:
    • A dictionary word
    • A palindrome
    • More than four monotonic character sequences
    • Three of the same consecutive characters
  1. From the navigation pane, select
    Security
    Password Management
    .
  2. Click the tab for the component that includes the account for which you want to update the password.
    For example,
    ESXI
    .
  3. Select the account whose password you want to update, click the vertical ellipsis (three dots), and click
    Update
    .
  4. Enter and confirm the new password.
  5. Click
    Update
    .
    A message appears at the top of the page showing the progress of the operation. The Tasks panel also shows detailed status of the password update operation. To view sub-tasks, click the task name.
Password update is complete when all sub-tasks are completed successfully.

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