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Removing vmware.mui.kid Cookie After ESX Server Upgrade (2073)
Details
How can I remove the vmware.mui.kid cookie after upgrading VMware ESX
Server?
Solution
The following versions of VMware ESX Server store obfuscated
login credentials for the VMware Management Interface in the vmware.mui.kid cookie:
ESX Server 2.0 and 2.0.1
ESX Server 2.1, 2.1.1, and 2.1.2
ESX Server 2.5, 2.5.1, and 2.5.2
ESX Server versions 2.0.2, 2.1.3, and 2.5.3 (and later) store
login credentials for the VMware Management Interface elsewhere,
and do not use the vmware.mui.kid cookie. Because the vmware.mui.kid cookie is a session cookie, however, it
persists as long as the VMware Management Interface login session
remains open. This can cause the vmware.mui.kid cookie to remain accessible after an
upgrade to ESX Server 2.0.2, 2.1.3, or 2.5.3. The cookie is removed
when the user either logs off the Management Interface or closes
the Web browser.
To ensure that this cookie is removed, close all instances of
the Web browser used to log on to the VMware Management Interface
after you upgrade.
Keywords
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