For local users of the VMware Aria Operations appliances and the VMware Cloud Proxy appliances, you configure the password expiration policy on a per-user basis.
Local User |
Setting |
Default |
Description |
---|---|---|---|
root |
|
365 |
Maximum number of days between password change |
|
0 |
Minimum number of days between password change |
|
|
7 |
Number of days of warning before a password expires |
Procedure
- Log in to the primary VMware Aria Operations node by using a Secure Shell (SSH) client at <aria_operations_primary_node_fqdn> as root.
- Change the value of the maximum number of days between password change by running the following command.
chage --maxdays <your_value> root
- Change the value of the minimum number of days between password change by running the following command.
chage --mindays <your_value> root
- Change the value of the number of days of warning before the password expires by running the following command.
chage --warndays <your_value> root
- Verify the configuration of the desired values by running the following command.
chage --list root
Repeat the procedure for the remaining VMware Aria Operations appliances and the VMware Cloud Proxy appliances.