If you have a 5.5, 6.0… otherwise https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2147144
![](https://marcoschiavon.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/VCSA_reset_1.jpg)
shutdown the VCSA
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Now, press the bar to stop auto boot and press P to enter the GRUB Password.
From vmware KB: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2069041
- If the vCenter Server appliance is deployed without editing the root password in the Virtual Appliance Management Interface (VAMI), the default GRUB password is vmware.
- If the vCenter Server appliance root password is reset using the VAMI, the GRUB password is the password last set in the VAMI for the root account.
![](https://marcoschiavon.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/VCSA_reset_3.jpg)
now press E to edit
![](https://marcoschiavon.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/VCSA_reset_4.jpg)
select kernel and press E
![](https://marcoschiavon.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/VCSA_reset_5.jpg)
Append init=/bin/bash to the kernel boot options
![](https://marcoschiavon.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/VCSA_reset_6.jpg)
press enter and b to reboot
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type passwd
![](https://marcoschiavon.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/VCSA_reset_8.jpg)
type the ne password …
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reboot it from che vsphere’s power option or type reboot
that’s it