Comments on: Bulk change your ESX root password http://www.van-lieshout.com/2009/02/bulk-change-your-esx-root-password/ About virtualization and more Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:12:35 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Arnim van Lieshout http://www.van-lieshout.com/2009/02/bulk-change-your-esx-root-password/comment-page-1/#comment-2013 Arnim van Lieshout Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:12:35 +0000 http://www.van-lieshout.com/?p=112#comment-2013 The error states that $si.content.accountManager does not contain any data. Might be related to an incorrect version of PowerCLI. Did you try the latest version? The error states that $si.content.accountManager does not contain any data.
Might be related to an incorrect version of PowerCLI. Did you try the latest version?

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]]> By: Steve http://www.van-lieshout.com/2009/02/bulk-change-your-esx-root-password/comment-page-1/#comment-1988 Steve Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:15:59 +0000 http://www.van-lieshout.com/?p=112#comment-1988 Receiving an error when I run this now...used to work fine. Any ideas? Get-View : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'Id'. The argument is null or empty. Supply an argument that is not null or empty and then try the command ag ain. At C:\Users\sdion\Desktop\esx_root_pass_changer.ps1:43 char:27 + $acctMgr = Get-View -Id <<<< $si.content.accountManager + CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (:) [Get-View], ParameterBindingVal idationException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,VMware.VimAutom ation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.DotNetInterop.GetVIView You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression. At C:\Users\sdion\Desktop\esx_root_pass_changer.ps1:44 char:23 + $acctMgr.UpdateUser <<<< ($rootaccount) + CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (UpdateUser:String) [], Runtim eException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull Receiving an error when I run this now…used to work fine. Any ideas?

Get-View : Cannot validate argument on parameter ‘Id’. The argument is null or
empty. Supply an argument that is not null or empty and then try the command ag
ain.
At C:\Users\sdion\Desktop\esx_root_pass_changer.ps1:43 char:27
+ $acctMgr = Get-View -Id <<<< $si.content.accountManager
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (:) [Get-View], ParameterBindingVal
idationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,VMware.VimAutom
ation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.DotNetInterop.GetVIView

You cannot call a method on a null-valued expression.
At C:\Users\sdion\Desktop\esx_root_pass_changer.ps1:44 char:23
+ $acctMgr.UpdateUser <<<< ($rootaccount)
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidOperation: (UpdateUser:String) [], Runtim
eException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvokeMethodOnNull

]]> By: Cheng Hsiang http://www.van-lieshout.com/2009/02/bulk-change-your-esx-root-password/comment-page-1/#comment-1908 Cheng Hsiang Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:53:02 +0000 http://www.van-lieshout.com/?p=112#comment-1908 Great script. Another question.... Is there a way to pre-configure the password and IP using a script so that I can use a USB stick to boot with ESXi, and use vSphere Center to access the host with the pre-configured password and IP address with user intervention for the initial set, e.g. skip the F2 after the ESXi is first booted. Someone has posted a way to do the IP part, but no post for the password part. Thanks in advance.... Great script.
Another question….
Is there a way to pre-configure the password and IP using a script so that I can use a USB stick to boot with ESXi, and use vSphere Center to access the host with the pre-configured password and IP address with user intervention for the initial set, e.g. skip the F2 after the ESXi is first booted.
Someone has posted a way to do the IP part, but no post for the password part.
Thanks in advance….

]]> By: Erik Grootoonk http://www.van-lieshout.com/2009/02/bulk-change-your-esx-root-password/comment-page-1/#comment-912 Erik Grootoonk Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:20:17 +0000 http://www.van-lieshout.com/?p=112#comment-912 Great script! Saved me a lot af work. I've used it on VSphere 4.1 and it works fine. You got to make sure that you use the last version of PowerCli Great script! Saved me a lot af work.

I’ve used it on VSphere 4.1 and it works fine.

You got to make sure that you use the last version of PowerCli

]]> By: Arnim van Lieshout http://www.van-lieshout.com/2009/02/bulk-change-your-esx-root-password/comment-page-1/#comment-885 Arnim van Lieshout Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:34:14 +0000 http://www.van-lieshout.com/?p=112#comment-885 I'll have to look into that one. Haven't tried this on vSphere yet. I’ll have to look into that one. Haven’t tried this on vSphere yet.

]]> By: Mr Gee http://www.van-lieshout.com/2009/02/bulk-change-your-esx-root-password/comment-page-1/#comment-882 Mr Gee Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:44:20 +0000 http://www.van-lieshout.com/?p=112#comment-882 I'm trying this on vSphere 4.0 and getting the following error: Cannot validate argument on parameter 'Id'. The argument is null or empty. Supply an argument that is not null or empty and then try the command again. At :line:37 char:26 + $acctMgr = Get-View -Id <<<< $si.content.accountManager Any suggestions? I’m trying this on vSphere 4.0 and getting the following error:

Cannot validate argument on parameter ‘Id’. The argument is null or empty. Supply an argument that is not null or empty and then try the command again.
At :line:37 char:26
+ $acctMgr = Get-View -Id <<<< $si.content.accountManager

Any suggestions?

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