reuse a previously used password on photon/VMware appliances?

Posted on by Nithin Titta

 


If for some reason the password had to be reset to the original, the below config file can be changed to allow re-using passwords


edit /etc/pam.d/system-password 

vi /etc/pam.d/system-password

change remember=5 to remember=1 and reboot the appliance

Once the appliance boots up, set the password using 

passwd root

EDIT: The above does not work with the newer versions of VIDM!