Change the Root Password of Your VMware Cloud Director Appliance

When you change the root password for your VMware Cloud Director appliance, you must also update the appliance certificate private key to use the new password.

The console proxy uses the same IP address and port as the REST API. The console proxy and REST API use a single certificate.

Procedure

1. Log in directly or by using an SSH client to the VMware Cloud Director appliance console as root.
2. Run the passwd command and change the password for the root user.

   passwd root

   Note: If FIPS mode is enabled, the root password of the appliance must contain at least 14 characters.

   Note: If the root password is already expired, VMware Cloud Director prompts you to set it the first time when you log in to the VMware Cloud Director appliance console as root.

What to do next

Repeat this procedure on each appliance in the cluster.