[VMC on AWS] How to reset the root password in Cloud proxy of vRealize Log Insight Cloud
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VMware Aria Suite
VMware Cloud on AWS
Issue/Introduction
Purpose
If you want to reset the root password in Cloud proxy, you can reset it in the following steps.
This article explains how to reset the root password in Cloud proxy of vRealize Log Insight Cloud.
If you want to reset the root password in Cloud proxy, you can reset it in the following steps.
This article explains how to reset the root password in Cloud proxy of vRealize Log Insight Cloud.
Resolution
1. Restart the Cloud proxy.
2. When the Photon OS splash screen appears as it restarts, type the letter "e" to go to the GNU GRUB edit menu quickly.
3. In the GNU GRUB edit menu, go to the end of the line that starts with linux, add a space, and then add the following code exactly as it appears below:
5. Type "passwd" and then type (and re-enter) a new root password.
6. Type "umount /"
7. Finally, type "reboot -f". You must include the "-f" option to force a reboot. Otherwise, the kernel enters a state of panic.
2. When the Photon OS splash screen appears as it restarts, type the letter "e" to go to the GNU GRUB edit menu quickly.
3. In the GNU GRUB edit menu, go to the end of the line that starts with linux, add a space, and then add the following code exactly as it appears below:
rw init=/bin/bash
・before : linux "/"$photon_linux ... $photon_cmd\line
・after : linux "/"$photon_linux ... $photon_cmd\line rw init=/bin/bash
4. Type F105. Type "passwd" and then type (and re-enter) a new root password.
6. Type "umount /"
7. Finally, type "reboot -f". You must include the "-f" option to force a reboot. Otherwise, the kernel enters a state of panic.
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