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Aktuelle Version vom 15. Mai 2023, 07:15 Uhr
Procedure to unlock the ESXi host account at the console
- At the console press CTRL+ALT+F2 to get to the ESXi shell. If a login shows up continue with step 3, otherwise continue with step 2.
- Login to the DCUI (to enable the ESXi Shell if not already done)
- Login with root and the correct password.
- Go to Troubleshooting Options
- Select Enable ESXi Shell
- Press CTRL+ALT+F1
- At the ESXi shell login with root and the password
- Run the following commands to show number of failed attempts:
Show failed attemtps
- pam_tally2 --user root
Run the following command to unlock the root account
- pam_tally2 --user root --reset