Tag: ESX 4.1

How to Reset root password for ESX

July 27, 2010munishpalmakhija

1.0 Introduction This post provides information on how to reset the Root password in VMware ESX 4. Without the root password it is impossible to carry out certain tasks. Even logged on with a non-root account, without knowing it you won’t be able to elevate privileges and adequately manage the…Continue readingHow to Reset root password for ESX

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ESXi 4.1 – Major Security Issue

July 23, 2010munishpalmakhija

On Thursday July 15th, a user raised a question on the VMTN forums regarding an ESXi 4.1 password issue. The problem was described as the following: Hi allIt seems that authentication only requires the first 8 characters to be correct. My root password is 11 characters long, but so long as…Continue readingESXi 4.1 – Major Security Issue