Update the Password of a Local User in the vCenter Server Appliance

You can update the password of a local user in the vCenter Server Appliance for security reasons.

Procedure

1. Access the appliance shell and log in as a user who has a super administrator role.
   The default user with a super administrator role is root.
2. Run the localaccounts.user.password.update --username user name --password command.
   For example, to change the password of a user with user name test, run the following command:

   localaccounts.user.password.update --username test --password

3. Enter and confirm the new password when prompted.