Purpose
Resolution
- Disconnect the ESX host from the Inventory in vCenter. Do not remove it from the Inventory.
- Log into the ESX host as root using an SSH client. If it is not possible to log in with an SSH client, log into the physical console of the ESX host as the root user.
- Delete the vpxuser account with the command:
userdel vpxuser
Note: The vpxuser account facilitates communication between the ESX host and vCenter. It is created again when the ESX host is reconnected to the Inventory in vCenter. - Right-click the ESX host in vCenter and choose Connect.
In vCenter Server 4.0, you see this error:
Cannot complete due login due to an incorrect username or password
In vCenter Server 2.5, you see this error:
Login failed due to a bad username or password
These messages can be safely ignored. - Enter the FQDN for the ESX host and login credentials for the root user to add the ESX host to the Inventory in vCenter using its FQDN.
To configure an ESXi host to display the FQDN in the vCenter inventory:
- Disconnect the ESXi host from the Inventory in vCenter. Do not remove it from the Inventory.
- Connect to the host with the vSphere Client.
- Click the Local Users & Groups tab.
- Right-click vpxuser and click Remove.
Note: The vpxuser account facilitates communication between the ESXi host and the vCenter Server. It is created again when the ESXi host is reconnected to the inventory in the vCenter Server. - Right-click the ESXi host in vCenter Server and click Connect. You may see an error:
Cannot complete due login due to an incorrect username or password - Enter the FQDN for the ESXi host and login credentials for the root user to add the host back into Inventory.
Based on VMware KB 1014030
