VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5

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Update SDDC Manager Local Account Password

The
SDDC Manager
 local account is used to access
VMware Cloud Foundation
 APIs when the management
vCenter Server
 is down. For security reasons, you should periodically update the password for this account.
Password requirements for the
SDDC Manager
 local account:
  • At least 12 characters
  • No more than 127 characters
  • At least one lowercase letter
  • At least one uppercase letter
  • At least one digit
  • At least one special character, such as @ ! # $ % ^ or ?
  • A character cannot be repeated more than 3 times consecutively
  1. Log in to the
    SDDC Manager UI
     as a user with the ADMIN role.
    For more information about roles, see User and Group Management.
  2. Click
    Developer Center
    API Explorer
    .
  3. Expand
    APIs for managing Users
    .
  4. Expand
    PATCH /v1/users/local/admin
    .
  5. In the
    Description/Data Type
     column, click
    LocalAccountPasswordInfo{...}
    .
  6. In the
    Value
     box, type the new and old passwords and click
    Execute
    .
  7. Click
    Continue
     to confirm.
    A response of
    Status: 204, No Content
     indicates that the password was successfully updated.

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