[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":1072},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fmot-passe-root-perdu-sur-vmware-esxi":3,"blog-\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fmot-passe-root-perdu-sur-vmware-esxi-surround":1017,"blog-\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fmot-passe-root-perdu-sur-vmware-esxi-certifications":1071},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"categories":1005,"cover":1006,"cover_contain":1007,"credly_badge_id":1005,"date":1008,"description":1009,"extension":1010,"meta":1011,"navigation":1007,"path":1012,"related_certifications":1005,"seo":1013,"slug":1014,"stem":1015,"__hash__":1016},"blog\u002Fen\u002Fblog\u002Fmot-passe-root-perdu-sur-vmware-esxi.md","Lost root Password on VMware ESXi 5.x",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":991},"minimark",[9,14,18,57,61,64,124,128,156,160,174,181,185,202,207,218,223,253,257,260,311,318,616,620,642,672,679,695,698,740,744,756,769,776,811,814,823,833,837,848,895,898,902,912,932,941,950,954,964,969,980,984,987],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"real-world-use-case","Real-world use case",[15,16,17],"p",{},"You've lost the root password of your ESXi 5.x host: here's how to reset it without reinstalling.",[15,19,20,21,25,26,29,30,33,34,37,38,41,42,44,45,48,49,52,53,56],{},"Have you lost your ",[22,23,24],"strong",{},"password",", or has a nasty attacker stolen your ",[22,27,28],{},"infrastructure","?",[31,32],"br",{},"\nNo panic, the solution lies in ",[22,35,36],{},"Tux"," the penguin, in other words: ",[22,39,40],{},"Linux",".",[31,43],{},"\nA simple ",[22,46,47],{},"Live CD"," lets you change the \"",[22,50,51],{},"root","\" login of ",[22,54,55],{},"VMware ESXi 5",".x",[10,58,60],{"id":59},"the-steps-to-change-the-password","The steps to change the password",[15,62,63],{},"It's important to fully understand the different steps before getting started:",[65,66,67,78,81,91,97,103,109,112,115],"ol",{},[68,69,70,71,74,75],"li",{},"Download a ",[22,72,73],{},"Linux distribution",", for example: ",[22,76,77],{},"Ubuntu LTS 13.04.",[68,79,80],{},"Boot the Live CD with the graphical interface.",[68,82,83,84,87,88,41],{},"List all the ",[22,85,86],{},"partitions"," on your ",[22,89,90],{},"disk",[68,92,93,94],{},"Isolate and mount your ",[22,95,96],{},"ESXi's root partition.",[68,98,99,100,41],{},"Extract the important ",[22,101,102],{},"archives",[68,104,105,106,41],{},"Edit the ",[22,107,108],{},"hypervisor's user file",[68,110,111],{},"Recompress this new archive and delete the old one.",[68,113,114],{},"Unmount our ESXi's root partition.",[68,116,117,120,121,41],{},[22,118,119],{},"Change the password"," on the ",[22,122,123],{},"vSphere client",[10,125,127],{"id":126},"downloading-a-linux-distribution-ubuntu-lts-1304","Downloading a Linux distribution: Ubuntu LTS 13.04",[15,129,130,131,134,135,137,138,141,142,144,145,148,149],{},"The method works with any distribution. However, I use ",[22,132,133],{},"Ubuntu",": why?",[31,136],{},"\nUbuntu offers \"",[22,139,140],{},"gparted","\", which will let us find our root partition more easily.",[31,143],{},"\nTo download the ",[22,146,147],{},"Ubuntu distribution",": ",[150,151,155],"a",{"href":152,"rel":153},"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.ubuntu-fr.org\u002Ftelechargement?action=d",[154],"nofollow","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.ubuntu-fr.org\u002Ftelechargement?action=dl",[10,157,159],{"id":158},"booting-the-live-cd-with-the-graphical-interface","Booting the Live CD with the graphical interface",[15,161,162,163,166,167,169,170,173],{},"Insert and boot your Live CD on the machine where ",[22,164,165],{},"VMware ESXi"," is installed.",[31,168],{},"\nYou should see this appear, click \"",[22,171,172],{},"Try Ubuntu","\":",[15,175,176],{},[177,178],"img",{"alt":179,"src":180},"","\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fmot-passe-root-perdu-sur-vmware-esxi\u002F00dc3500f1.png",[10,182,184],{"id":183},"listing-all-the-partitions-on-your-disk","Listing all the partitions on your disk",[15,186,187,188,191,192,195,196,199,200,173],{},"Press the \"",[22,189,190],{},"Super","\" ",[22,193,194],{},"key",", or click the ",[22,197,198],{},"launcher"," at the top left, then search for \"",[22,201,140],{},[15,203,204],{},[177,205],{"alt":179,"src":206},"\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fmot-passe-root-perdu-sur-vmware-esxi\u002F4b22b7b286.png",[15,208,209,210,213,214,217],{},"Then select the gparted application, which lets you easily ",[22,211,212],{},"list"," ",[22,215,216],{},"our partitions",":",[15,219,220],{},[177,221],{"alt":179,"src":222},"\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fmot-passe-root-perdu-sur-vmware-esxi\u002F87c8f791db.png",[15,224,225,228,229,231,234,235,237,240,241,243,246,247,249,252],{},[22,226,227],{},"sda1"," is used to boot the ESXi 5.x system.",[31,230],{},[22,232,233],{},"sda5"," is used for the entire ESXi 5.x system (in other words, the root).",[31,236],{},[22,238,239],{},"sda6"," is used as a copy of sda5 in case of problems.",[31,242],{},[22,244,245],{},"sda8"," is used for the VMware Tools, holding the VMware Tools and other things.",[31,248],{},[22,250,251],{},"sda2"," is used to store log files.",[10,254,256],{"id":255},"isolating-and-mounting-your-esxis-root-partition","Isolating and mounting your ESXi's root partition",[15,258,259],{},"In the terminal, we'll isolate \u002Fdev\u002Fsda5 and mount it in a folder:",[261,262,266],"pre",{"className":263,"code":264,"language":265,"meta":179,"style":179},"language-bash shiki shiki-themes material-theme-lighter material-theme material-theme-palenight","sudo su\nmkdir \u002Fmnt\u002Fesxi\u002F\nmount \u002Fdev\u002Fsda5\u002F \u002Fmnt\u002Fesxi\u002F\ncd \u002Fmnt\u002Fesxi\u002F\n","bash",[267,268,269,282,291,302],"code",{"__ignoreMap":179},[270,271,274,278],"span",{"class":272,"line":273},"line",1,[270,275,277],{"class":276},"sBMFI","sudo",[270,279,281],{"class":280},"sfazB"," su\n",[270,283,285,288],{"class":272,"line":284},2,[270,286,287],{"class":276},"mkdir",[270,289,290],{"class":280}," \u002Fmnt\u002Fesxi\u002F\n",[270,292,294,297,300],{"class":272,"line":293},3,[270,295,296],{"class":276},"mount",[270,298,299],{"class":280}," \u002Fdev\u002Fsda5\u002F",[270,301,290],{"class":280},[270,303,305,309],{"class":272,"line":304},4,[270,306,308],{"class":307},"s2Zo4","cd",[270,310,290],{"class":280},[15,312,313,314,317],{},"In the ",[22,315,316],{},"\u002Fmnt\u002Fesxi\u002F"," folder, we have the entire \u002Fdev\u002Fsda5 partition with the following 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net_be2n.v00",[270,545,546],{"class":280},"  qlnative.v00",[270,548,549],{"class":280},"  scsi_ips.v00",[270,551,552],{"class":280},"  xlibs.v00\n",[270,554,556,559,562,565,568],{"class":272,"line":555},14,[270,557,558],{"class":276},"ehci_ehc.v00",[270,560,561],{"class":280},"  net_bnx2.v00",[270,563,564],{"class":280},"  rste.v00",[270,566,567],{"class":280},"      scsi_lpf.v00",[270,569,570],{"class":280},"  xorg.v00\n",[270,572,574,577,580,583],{"class":272,"line":573},15,[270,575,576],{"class":276},"elxnet.v00",[270,578,579],{"class":280},"    net_bnx2.v01",[270,581,582],{"class":280},"  sata_ahc.v00",[270,584,585],{"class":280},"  scsi_meg.v00\n",[270,587,589,592,595,598],{"class":272,"line":588},16,[270,590,591],{"class":276},"esx_dvfi.v00",[270,593,594],{"class":280},"  net_cnic.v00",[270,596,597],{"class":280},"  sata_ata.v00",[270,599,600],{"class":280},"  scsi_meg.v01\n",[270,602,604,607,610,613],{"class":272,"line":603},17,[270,605,606],{"class":276},"ima_qla4.v00",[270,608,609],{"class":280},"  net_e100.v00",[270,611,612],{"class":280},"  sata_sat.v00",[270,614,615],{"class":280},"  scsi_meg.v02\n",[10,617,619],{"id":618},"extracting-the-important-archives","Extracting the important archives",[15,621,622,623,626,627,629,630,633,634,637,638,641],{},"In the files listed above, we need \"",[22,624,625],{},"state.tgz","\", which contains an archive.",[31,628],{},"\nThis archive is called \"",[22,631,632],{},"local.tgz","\" and contains the \"",[22,635,636],{},"etc","\" folder with the well-known \"",[22,639,640],{},"shadow","\" file.",[261,643,645],{"className":263,"code":644,"language":265,"meta":179,"style":179},"tar xvzf state.tgz\ntar xvzf local.tgz\nls\n",[267,646,647,658,667],{"__ignoreMap":179},[270,648,649,652,655],{"class":272,"line":273},[270,650,651],{"class":276},"tar",[270,653,654],{"class":280}," xvzf",[270,656,657],{"class":280}," state.tgz\n",[270,659,660,662,664],{"class":272,"line":284},[270,661,651],{"class":276},[270,663,654],{"class":280},[270,665,666],{"class":280}," local.tgz\n",[270,668,669],{"class":272,"line":293},[270,670,671],{"class":276},"ls\n",[15,673,674,675,678],{},"The \"etc\" folder appears after ",[22,676,677],{},"extracting"," the two files:",[261,680,682],{"className":263,"code":681,"language":265,"meta":179,"style":179},"cd etc\u002F\nls\n",[267,683,684,691],{"__ignoreMap":179},[270,685,686,688],{"class":272,"line":273},[270,687,308],{"class":307},[270,689,690],{"class":280}," etc\u002F\n",[270,692,693],{"class":272,"line":284},[270,694,671],{"class":276},[15,696,697],{},"The contents of the \"etc\" folder:",[261,699,701],{"className":263,"code":700,"language":265,"meta":179,"style":179},"chkconfig.db          hosts        resolv.conf  shadow  vmsyslog.conf    vmware\ndhclient-vmk0.leases  random-seed  security     ssh     vmsyslog.conf.d\n",[267,702,703,723],{"__ignoreMap":179},[270,704,705,708,711,714,717,720],{"class":272,"line":273},[270,706,707],{"class":276},"chkconfig.db",[270,709,710],{"class":280},"          hosts",[270,712,713],{"class":280},"        resolv.conf",[270,715,716],{"class":280},"  shadow",[270,718,719],{"class":280},"  vmsyslog.conf",[270,721,722],{"class":280},"    vmware\n",[270,724,725,728,731,734,737],{"class":272,"line":284},[270,726,727],{"class":276},"dhclient-vmk0.leases",[270,729,730],{"class":280},"  random-seed",[270,732,733],{"class":280},"  security",[270,735,736],{"class":280},"     ssh",[270,738,739],{"class":280},"     vmsyslog.conf.d\n",[10,741,743],{"id":742},"editing-the-hypervisors-user-file","Editing the hypervisor's user file.",[15,745,746,747,213,750,753,754,41],{},"We'll now need to edit the file that contains ",[22,748,749],{},"ESXi's",[22,751,752],{},"user"," and ",[22,755,24],{},[261,757,759],{"className":263,"code":758,"language":265,"meta":179,"style":179},"nano shadow\n",[267,760,761],{"__ignoreMap":179},[270,762,763,766],{"class":272,"line":273},[270,764,765],{"class":276},"nano",[270,767,768],{"class":280}," shadow\n",[15,770,771,772,775],{},"Here's the inside of the file, with all the ",[22,773,774],{},"default users on ESXi 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can now remove the password we lost, to do this, edit the following line to remove the encrypted password:",[261,815,817],{"className":263,"code":816,"language":265,"meta":179,"style":179},"root::13358:0:99999:7:::\n",[267,818,819],{"__ignoreMap":179},[270,820,821],{"class":272,"line":273},[270,822,816],{"class":276},[15,824,825,826,828,829,832],{},"To save and exit the \"",[22,827,765],{},"\" editor, press \"",[22,830,831],{},"Ctrl + x","\" at the same time.",[10,834,836],{"id":835},"recompressing-this-new-archive-and-deleting-the-old-one","Recompressing this new archive and deleting the old one.",[15,838,839,840,843,844,847],{},"Now that our ",[22,841,842],{},"shadow file"," is ",[22,845,846],{},"modified",", we need to recompress this file into the archive:",[261,849,851],{"className":263,"code":850,"language":265,"meta":179,"style":179},"cd \u002Fmnt\u002Fesxi\u002F\ntar czf local.tgz etc\ntar czf state.tgz local.tgz\nrm -r local.tgz 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