Change the Password and Password Expiration Settings of the Root User

When you deploy the vCenter Server Appliance, you set the initial password of the root user, which expires after 90 days by default. You can change the root password and the password expiration settings from the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface.

Prerequisites

Log in to the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface as root.

Procedure

1. In the vCenter Server Appliance Management Interface, click Administration.
2. In the Password section, click Change.
3. Enter the current password and the new password, then click Save.
4. Configure the password expiration settings for the root user.
   1. In the Password expiration settings section, click Edit and select the password expiration policy.

      Option	Description
      Yes	The password of the root user expires after a specified number of days. You must provide the following information: Root password validity (days) The number of days after which the password expires. Email for expiration warning The email address to which the vCenter Server Appliance sends a warning message before the expiration date.
      No	The password of the root user never expires.

   2. In the Password expiration settings pane, click Save to apply the new password expiration settings.
   The Password expiration settings section displays the new expiration date.