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Reset password for Nutanix Prism local user and Prism Central via CLI

Alexander Ervik Johnsen CLI, CVM, Nutanix, Prism, Prism Central, Reset Password, SSH 2022-10-17

Reset password for Nutanix Prism local user and Prism Central via CLI

Here is a quick guide on how to reset the password for Nutanix Prism local user and also for Nutanix Prism Central.

Here is how to reset password for Nutanix Prism web / local user and Nutanix Prism Central via CLI ( command line )

Log in to the CVM via SSH command line. (Using a MAC via Terminal or for windows use Putty or similar)
Note that the password needs to be a minimum 8 characters long with at least 1 lowercase as stated below!

ncli user reset-password user-name=admin password=password
ncli> user reset-password user-name=admin password=Nutanix/4u
Error: Password requirements: Should be at least 8 characters long. Should have at least 1 lowercase character(s). Should have at least
1 uppercase character(s). Should have at least 1 digit(s). Should have at least 1 special character(s). Should differ by at least 4 char
acters from previous password. Should not be from last 10 passwords.
ncli> user reset-password user-name=admin password=Nutanix/4u!
Password of user 'admin' reset successfully
Please login again with new credentials.
nutanix@NTNX:~$

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