Changing ESXi root passwords the smart way (via PowerCLI)

Changing ESXi passwords the manual way

Steps taken from VM KB 1004659

1. Log on to SSH as root, or log on and use “su –“ to get root level access
2. Use “passwd root” to change the root password
3. Log off and log back on using the new password to test access

Rinse and repeat

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Changing ESXi root passwords the smart way (via PowerCLI)

The script is fairly heavily commented, usage is as follows:

.\Change-HostPasswords.ps1 -vCenter VC-01.definit.local -Location “DefinIT Lab”

Source code for this has moved to GitHub to allow a bit more structured collaboration:

https://github.com/sammcgeown/Change-HostPasswords/blob/master/Change-HostPasswords.ps1