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Reset root and admin password ( vROps )

Steps to reset root account password:

- Open a console session from your vSphere Web Client to the vRealize Operations Manager Server

- Then restart the vROPS Appliance

- Press “e” in keyboard

- When you see the boot loader screen add the following to the end of the string init=/bin/bash


- Press enter and wait while the appliance boots into the shell or Press F10/Control+x

- Type passwd root and press enter to input the new password twice for the root user.

- After successfully reset the password

- Type in sync, umount /, reboot -f and press enter to restart the appliance.





- Once the VM has rebooted press Alt + F1 to switch to the shell.

- Now you should be able to login as the root user with the password you just configured.


Steps to reset admin account password:

- Log into the Master node as root via SSH or Console

- Run the following command to reset the admin password > passwd admin


Note: Follow the prompts to enter a new password and Retype


- Now test to login the admin account in UI Admin ( Surf https://vROPS.vmware.test/admin )

- Now you can login

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