Update the Local Accounts Global Password Policy in vCenter Server

You can update the local accounts global password policy in vCenter Server by using the vSphere Automation SDK for PowerShell.

Prerequisites

Verify that you are connected to a vSphere Automation API server.

Procedure

1. Retrieve the current local accounts global password policy.

   Invoke-GetLocalAccountsGlobalPolicy
   

2. Prepare the data structures for the operation.

   $LocalAccountsPolicyInfo = Initialize-LocalAccountsPolicyInfo -MaxDays 352 -MinDays 1 -WarnDays 7
   

3. Invoke the API operation.

   Invoke-SetLocalAccountsGlobalPolicy -LocalAccountsPolicyInfo $LocalAccountsPolicyInfo
   

4. (Optional) Retrieve the new local accounts global password policy.

   Invoke-GetLocalAccountsGlobalPolicy