VMware vSphere Blog: Have you checked the root password expiration on your 5.5 VCVA today?

Hi,

Now that 5.5 has been out a while and many of you have been making the move to the VMware vCenter Virtual Appliance (VCVA), here’s a friendly reminder to check the password expiration of the root account on the virtual appliance! If you’ve been following my blogs, you’ll remember in Part 2 of the “Virtual Appliances getting more secure with vSphere 5.5” series, I HIGHLY recommended that you check root password expiration ASAP!

The VCVA root password is set to expire 90 days from deployment time. Go to Part 2 of the series to find out how to set your expiration to a longer date. There is currently no supported/automated method for updating you when the root password will expire.

mike

via VMware Blogs http://blogs.vmware.com/vsphere/2014/01/have-you-checked-the-root-password-expiration-on-your-5-5-vcva-today.html