Securing Adm; Changing The Root Password; Resetting The Adm Root Password - VMware VCENTER APPLICATION DISCOVERY MANAGER 6.1.1 Administration Manual

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Securing ADM

This chapter provides information on securing ADM appliance. This chapter includes the following topics:
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"Changing the Root Password" on page 29
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"Resetting the ADM Root Password" on page 29
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"OpenSSL Self‐Signed Test Certificates" on page 30
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"CA Signed Test Certificates" on page 30

Changing the Root Password

To change the root password
1 Log in to the ADM appliance by using a Secure Shell (SSH) client.
2 Run the passwd command:
a The wizard asks to enter a new password.
b Retype the password.
If both the passwords match, the password is changed and all authentication tokens gets updated.

Resetting the ADM Root Password

To reset the ADM root password
1 Using the VMware vSphere client, start or restart the virtual machine.
2 After the virtual machine restarts, click any key in the console window.
N If you do not click any key in the console window immediately after the virtual machine restarts,
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you must restart the virtual machine and perform step 2 again.
To give you additional time when clicking a key in the console window, you can manually add a line to
the VMX file. Adding the line to the file causes the BIOS to delay. For example, to cause a 10 second delay,
power down the virtual machine, open the VMX file in a text editor, type the following line in the VMX
file:
bios.bootDelay="10000"
The boot screen appears.
3 Press e to enter the GRUB boot menu.
The GNU GRUB loader screen appears.
4 Highlight (2.6.24.7‐9.smp.pae.gcc3.4.x86.i686), and press e.
5 Select the kernel line and press e to edit the entry.
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