vpxuser口令变化

The vpxuser on an ESXi host displays the password has changed when there was no action (2144966)

Symptoms

• The vpxuser on the ESXi host reports that the password has changed, whereas you have not changed the password. 
• In the /var/log/vpxa.log file, you will see entries similar to:
  
  pam_per_user: create_subrequest_handle(): doing map lookup for user "vpxuser"
  pam_per_user: create_subrequest_handle(): creating new subrequest (user="vpxuser", service="system-auth-local")
  xxxx-xx-xxTxx:xx:xx[34D81B70 verbose 'SoapAdapter'] Responded to service state request
  Accepted password for user vpxuser from 172.22.8.32
  pam_per_user: create_subrequest_handle(): doing map lookup for user "root"
  pam_per_user: create_subrequest_handle(): creating new subrequest (user="root", service="system-auth-generic")
  pam_unix(system-auth-generic:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty= ruser= rhost=  user=root
  xxxx-xx-xxTxx:xx:xx [35140B70 verbose 'Hostsvc.HostConfigSyncManagerImpl' opID=task-internal-25925340-390460c2 user=vpxuser] Sync called
  xxxx-xx-xxTxx:xx:xx [35140B70 verbose 'Hostsvc.HostConfigSyncManagerImpl' opID=task-internal-25925340-390460c2 user=vpxuser] Scheduling '/sbin/backup.sh' in 5 seconds (backup counter = 0)
  xxxx-xx-xxTxx:xx:xx[35140B70 info 'Vimsvc.ha-eventmgr' opID=task-internal-25925340-390460c2 user=vpxuser] Event 10545 : Password was changed for account vpxuser on host.
  
  Note: The preceding log excerpts are only examples. Date, time, and environmental variables may vary depending on your environment.

Cause

The password for the vpxuser account is auto-generated when an ESX/ESXi host is added to vCenter Server. This password is updated by default every 30 days.