How to recover the root password on an ESX 3.x/4.x host in single user mode
Reboot the host.
At the ESX boot menu, highlight the Service Console Only mode and press the 'a' key.
Type a space followed by the world 'single' and hit enter.
At the bash prompt, type the command 'passwd' to reset the root password.
ESXi: http://bit.ly/bOypUT
More details plus ESX 2 root password recovery procedure here: http://bit.ly/b6IkEa
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Reboot the host.
At the ESX boot menu, highlight the Service Console Only mode and press the 'a' key.
Type a space followed by the world 'single' and hit enter.
At the bash prompt, type the command 'passwd' to reset the root password.
ESXi: http://bit.ly/bOypUT
More details plus ESX 2 root password recovery procedure here: http://bit.ly/b6IkEa
More vQuotes
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