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Changing the User Password |
Learn how to change a vSphere client user's password from your OVHcloud Control Panel |
2020-11-18 |
vSphere client user permissions and passwords are managed from the OVHcloud Control Panel.
Learn how to change your user password
- access to the OVHcloud Control Panel
- a user account created from the OVHcloud Control Panel. For more information, read this guide
Log in to your OVHcloud Control Panel{.external}, go to Bare Metal Cloud{.action} (1), click Managed Bare Metal{.action} (2) and select your server from the list (3). Click the Users{.action} (4) tab.
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Click the (...){.action} button to the right of the user concerned and then click Change Password{.action}.
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Enter a new password and confirm it.
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[!primary] If you do not enter a password, a randomly generated password will be emailed to the user's associated address.
Warning
We recommend that you follow these few best practices to ensure that your infrastructure is not compromised. Your password must:
- Have at least 8 characters.
- Have at least 3 character types.
- Not to be drawn from the dictionary.
- Not include personal information.
- Not be used for multiple access.
- Be stored in a password vault.
- Be changed every 3 months.
- Be different from previous passwords.
Setting and managing an account password
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