How to unlock and reset SSO password in vSphere 6.x

Hello All,

Today i logged in to my Lab which is hosted in vCloud Air LAB powered by OVH, unfortunately i forgot the password of my SSO account as i didnt used from the long time and somehow i was not able to find it in my Password DB. Anyways then i managed to reset the password for my SSO account so i thought to share it with you all so if sometime anyone got stuck can reset the password via the same way. Lets start.

I am using vcsa 6.5 with external PSC controller. Just for info as its going to use the ssh session..

1. Log in to vCenter Server Appliance using SSH as the root user. and Run this command to enable access the Bash shell:
   shell.set –enabled true
   
2. Type shell and press Enter.

   

3. Run /usr/lib/vmware-vmdir/bin/vdcadmintool.

   This console loads:

   ================================
   Please select:
   0. exit
   1. Test LDAP connectivity
   2. Force start replication cycle
   3. Reset account password
   4. Set log level and mask
   5. Set vmdir state
   ================================
   

4. Press 3 to enter the Reset account password option.
5. When prompted for the Account UPN, enter:

   User@vSphere_Domain_Name.local
   
   A new password is generated.
   

   Note: If your vSphere Domain name is customized, provide the customized domain name.

6. Use the generated password to log in to the User@vSphere_Domain_Name.local account.
7. After the password is regenerated, log in to the vSphere Web Client and change the password.