VMware ESX Server forgot root password solution

VMware ESX Server What if I forget the root password? This article takes the VMware ESX 4.0 version as an example to introduce the solution for forgetting the root password of VMware ESX. The main idea is to enter COS in single-user mode and then modify the root password. Other versions may vary slightly and are for reference only. Step 1: Restart the ESX host Step 2: Go to the GRUB menu, use the keyboard up and down keys, place the cursor on “VMware ESX 4.0”, press the “a” key to enter the GRUB editing interface

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Add ""spaces" and “1” these characters after “mem=602M quiet”. Then press Enter to boot the COS in single-user mode and enter single-user mode.

COS will go directly to the root user of the # prompt

The third step: Changing the root password, and then restart. Enter the command passwd to change the password of the root user.

Step four: Restart the ESX.

Step 5: Use the new password to access the COS.