Resetting the root password for Dell VxRail Manager

An administrator may reset the VxRail Manager root password if the password is lost.

The root password may have been lost.

Follow these steps to reset the root password:
 

Figure 1: Restarting guest
 

Figure 2: Adding information

Step 3. Change the password by typing passwd and then update the new password. You may see the "Authentication token lock busy" error (Figure 3).
 

Figure 3: Changing password
 

If you see the "Authentication token lock busy," error, type:

mount -o remount rw -t ext3 /
chmod -v 4711 /usr/bin/passwd

Figure 4: Correcting Authentication token lock busy message
 

Step 4. Change the password again by typing passwd and then update the new password.

Figure 5: Correcting Authentication token lock busy message

Step 5. Exit from the VxRail Manager Console, then either click Restart Guest or Power Off and then Power On on the VxRail Manager VM from vCenter.

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