★ Forgot password for HDM, how to reset under ESXi system without reboot server

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Reset HDM password under ESXi system without reboot

1. Download the ESXi version of ipmitool

This is a software installation package found on the Internet:

https://vswitchzero.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/ipmitool-esxi-vib-1.8.11-2.zip

2. Download and extract the file, get the vib file, install it on the system, the example is to put the file in the system /tmp directory

Reference command: esxcli software vib install -v /tmp/ipmitool-1.8.11-2.x86_64.vib

When installing, you may encounter an error, you need to modify the software acceptance level to install, refer to the command esxcli software acceptance set --level=CommunitySupported.

3. After successful installation, go to the /opt/ipmitool directory

4. Use the command . /ipmitool user list 8 to check the current HDM users

5. For example, to change the password for ID 2 user admin, change it to Password@_

Reference command: ipmitool user set password 2 Password@_

Note that there are many restrictions on the password rules here, you can first change the default password Password@_, then log in to HDM WEB normally, and then change it to the one you want.

After the modification, you can log in to HDM WEB with the new password.

Other Linux operating systems can also modify the password with the ipmitool tool