Question - change the stupid root passwords


I use the same passwords for root for too long to my vm hosts and need to change to improve safety.    The hosts are all added in Vcenter and clustered.    If I change the root password of the individial hosts, is what it's going to break the bond of vcenter?    I know that you type in passwords for root when connecting host to vcenter, but then it installs vpxuser, then I guess it should not occupy root changes after that.   I just wanted to confirm with someone who did this recently.

(5.0 and 5.1 with Vcenter 5.1 ESXi)

Hello

No, the root passwords change does not affect the vCenter.  No link will be broken. It authenticates just the first time that you add the vCenter Server inventory.

You even change passwords on multiple hosts in a row only to avoid the hassle of Power-Cli scripts.

Thank you

Avinash

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