To re-establish the integration with Active Directory after changing the bind user password, you reconfigure the identity source in the management domain vCenter Server.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the management domain vCenter Server at https://<management_vcenter_server_fqdn>/ui by using an account with Administrator privileges.
  2. From the vSphere Client Menu, select Administration.
  3. In the Single sign on section, click Configuration.

  4. Click the Identity provider tab.

  5. In the left pane, click Identity sources, select the Active Directory instance for your environment, and click Edit.

  6. In the Edit identity source dialog box, enter the password for the Bind DN user.

  7. In the Edit identity source dialog box, click Save.

What to do next

Verify you can login through Active Directory user following Verify Authentication to vCenter Server by Using an Active Directory User Account