VxRail: How to reset the root password of iDRAC
Summary: VxRail: How to reset the root password of iDRAC.
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Instructions
Reset root PW of iDRAC:
1. SSH to the node
2. Check the root user's ID.
3. Reset the new password with root of iDRAC.
For example set TestCalvin as new PW
1. SSH to the node
2. Check the root user's ID.
/opt/vxrail/tools/ipmitool user list 1 ID Name Callin Link Auth IPMI Msg Channel Priv Limit 1 true false false NO ACCESS 2 root true true true ADMINISTRATOR 3 true false false NO ACCESS 4 true false false NO ACCESS 5 true false false NO ACCESS 6 true false false NO ACCESS 7 true false false NO ACCESS 8 true false false NO ACCESS 9 true false false NO ACCESS 10 true false false NO ACCESS 11 true false false NO ACCESS 12 true false false NO ACCESS 13 true false false NO ACCESS 14 true false false NO ACCESS 15 vxpsvc true false false ADMINISTRATOR 16 PTAdmin true false false NO ACCESS
3. Reset the new password with root of iDRAC.
/opt/vxrail/tools/ipmitool user set password <Root user ID> <NEW PASSWORD>
For example set TestCalvin as new PW
[root@node-02:~] /opt/vxrail/tools/ipmitool user set password 2 TestCalvin Set User Password command successful (user 2)
Affected Products
iDRAC9Products
VxRail SoftwareArticle Properties
Article Number: 000013629
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 06 Dec 2024
Version: 7
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