KB ID 0001568
Problem
Today I found I could no longer log in to the VCSA vCenter appliance;
Exception in invoking authentication handler User password expired
Solution
Just because I can’t log into the web console, I could still log into the the appliance via SSH. Then invoke the shell command, and reset the root password with the passwd command;
Now if you wish, you can Disable VCSA Password Expiration: Administration > Edit > No > Save.
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But what if you can not SSH in (as keeping SSH open all the time is a security risk)
Then you plug a keyboard and a monitor in.
If you have consul access or have a access from an other vcenter, alt+F1 and now you have consul shell to your vmware Photon OS
Please note that this does not seem to be applicable to vCenter 7. The “Administration link is no longer present in the “vCenter Server Management” interface.
pete, thx for this article.
xou can activate ssh in vc-console