VMware vCloud Connector server / node locks out the admin account on the vApp if you try to log in with incorrect credentials three times in a row, displaying this error message:
Account locked due to 4 failed logins Login incorrect
Unlock the admin account
- Log in to vCloud Connector console as
root
user (default password isvmware
); - Run the following command:
pam_tally --user admin --reset
.vcc001:/ # pam_tally --user admin --reset User admin (1005) had 5
You can also disable the automated lockout for the admin account or change the number of unsuccessful logons:
- Log in to vCloud Connector console as
root
user (default password isvmware
); - Remove or comment out the following line from file
/etc/pam.d/common-auth
:# auth requisite pam_tally.so deny=3 auth required pam_env.so auth required pam_unix2.so
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