Managing VMware vCenter SSO for VMware
vSphere 6.x
VMware vCenter SSO is an authentication mechanism used to configure security policies and lock out or
disable an account for VMware vSphere 6.x. Default policies do not require modification. You may have to
modify policies or accounts if regulations require different policies or if you are troubleshooting a problem.
VMware vCenter SSO overview
VMware vCenter SSO is an authentication mechanism used to configure security policies and lock out or
disable an account for VMware vSphere. Default policies do not require modification. However, you might
have to modify policies or accounts if regulations require different policies or if you are troubleshooting a
problem.
Unlocking and resetting the VMware vCenter SSO
administrator password
The VMware vSphere knowledge base article KB 2034608 contains instructions to unlock a VMware
vCenter SSO administrator account.
About this task
For security purposes, the VMware vCenter administrator account is locked after three failed log on
attempts.
Procedure
Follow the procedure in the VMware knowledge base article
.
Managing the lockout status of VMware vCenter SSO
View the lockout status of a VMware vCenter SSO account for VMware vSphere.
Procedure
1
Log on to the VMware vSphere Web Client as an SSO administrator. By default, the user is
administrator@vsphere
.local.
2
From the home page, select
Administration
>
Single Sign-On
>
Users and Groups
.
3
Each tab shows information from the identity sources about configured accounts that are on the
system. Select the
Users
tab.
4
The
Locked
or
Disabled
columns show the status of each configured SSO account. Right-click
the appropriate account and select
Enable/Disable
or
Unlock
.
The
Locked Users
and
Disabled Users
tabs show information for the identity sources
only.
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