Rotate an Account Password by Using SDDC Manager for Private Cloud Automation for VMware Cloud Foundation

With SDDC Manager, you can initiate a password rotation for the root account for VMware Aria Automation appliances.

Procedure

VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2.1 or later

1. Log in to SDDC Manager at https://<sddc_manager_fqdn> with a user assigned the Admin role.
2. In the left pane, navigate to Security > Password management.
3. On the Password management page, filter the list to include all VMware Aria Automation accounts.
4. Select the check boxes for all root accounts whose password you want to rotate and click Rotate passwords.
5. In the Rotate passwords dialog box, click Rotate.
6. Repeat the procedure for the admin account.

VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 or earlier

1. Log in to SDDC Manager at https://<sddc_manager_fqdn> with a user assigned the Admin role.

2. In the left pane, click Security > Password management.

3. On the Password management page, from the components list, select Automation.

4. In the table, under Rotate password, select the box for each root account whose password you want to rotate.
5. Click Rotate password.
6. In the Rotate password dialog box, click Rotate.