{"id":439,"date":"2021-11-12T12:19:37","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T12:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/?p=439"},"modified":"2021-11-12T12:19:39","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T12:19:39","slug":"help-my-appliance-root-account-password-is-expired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/index.php\/2021\/11\/12\/help-my-appliance-root-account-password-is-expired\/","title":{"rendered":"Help, my appliance Root account password is expired!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ever noticed such messages? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"988\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image.png 988w, https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-768x329.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 988px) 100vw, 988px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Appliance password for root user expired, please change password for root user from virtual machine console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if you can&#8217;t login because of account locked out, or forgotten password, what should you do next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"613\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-1.png 613w, https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-1-300x125.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In my example with the identity manager, I am unable to login with root.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Well, there is a very simple solution for this :), No not do a redeploy, or revert snapshot or whatever&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ofcourse there is a KB article to fix this, but I will show this in my blog!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, reboot the appliance you want to gain acces to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"362\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-2.png 362w, https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-2-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep the console Window open! And when the Photon OS Splash screen is visible, press E:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-3-1024x772.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-3-1024x772.png 1024w, https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-3-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-3-768x579.png 768w, https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-3.png 1150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>When you see this screen, press E<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When Entering E, you will see the next screen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-4-1024x665.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-4-1024x665.png 1024w, https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-4-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-4-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-4.png 1133w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Add : rw init=\/bin\/bash to the end of the line which starts with linux<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-5-1024x240.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-5-1024x240.png 1024w, https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-5-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-5-768x180.png 768w, https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-5.png 1118w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then press F10 to continue boot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the console screen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"923\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-6.png 923w, https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-6-300x41.png 300w, https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-6-768x104.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Type in : mount -o remount,rw \/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"826\" height=\"156\" src=\"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-7.png 826w, https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-7-300x57.png 300w, https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-7-768x145.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 826px) 100vw, 826px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, after hitting enter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Type in passwd and type in the new password (twice)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1001\" height=\"271\" src=\"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-8.png 1001w, https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-8-300x81.png 300w, https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-8-768x208.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1001px) 100vw, 1001px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to set the password to never expire, do the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>chage -I -1 -m 0 -M 99999 -E -1 root<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"584\" height=\"55\" src=\"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-10.png 584w, https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-10-300x28.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After updating the password and\/or doing the expiration change, type in umount \/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"273\" height=\"48\" src=\"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-452\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And final, type in reboot -f <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"606\" height=\"107\" src=\"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-11.png 606w, https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-11-300x53.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After rebooting I am able to login again \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"428\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/jadijkstra.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image-12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-456\" 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Appliance password for root user expired, please change password for root user from virtual machine console. But if you can&#8217;t login because of account locked out, or forgotten password, what should you do next? In my example with the identity manager, I am unable to login with root. 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