There are some situations where you need to reset the SSO password to recover access to the PSC due to a forgotten password.
Follow this procedure to reset the SSO password:
- SSH the PSC or vCenter Server with embedded PSC appliance as root user and enable the shell with the command shell.set --enabled true, then type shell. Press Enter.
- Run the command /usr/lib/vmware-vmdir/bin/vdcadmintool to load the console to also manage the password reset.
- Select the option 3. Reset account password and, when prompted, enter the account UPN (for example, administrator@vsphere.local):
The SSO password can be reset by running ...