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Update-VcenterPasswordExpiration

Synopsis

Updates the global password expiration policy for a vCenter Server instance.

Syntax

Update-VcenterPasswordExpiration [-server] <String> [-user] <String> [-pass] <String> [-domain] <String> [-maxDays] <Int32> [-minDays] <Int32> [-warnDays] <Int32> [<CommonParameters>]

Description

The Update-VcenterPasswordExpiration cmdlet configures the global password expiration policy of a vCenter Server. The cmdlet connects to SDDC Manager using the -server, -user, and -pass values:

  • Validates that network connectivity and authentication is possible to SDDC Manager
  • Validates that network connectivity and authentication is possible to vCenter Server
  • Configures the global password expiration policy

Examples

Example 1

Update-VcenterPasswordExpiration -server sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io -user administrator@vsphere.local -pass VMw@re1! -domain sfo-m01 -maxDays 999 -minDays 0 -warnDays 14

This example configures the global password expiration policy for a vCenter Server instance.

Parameters

-server

The fully qualified domain name of the SDDC Manager instance.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-user

The username to authenticate to the SDDC Manager instance.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-pass

The password to authenticate to the SDDC Manager instance.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-domain

The name of the workload domain to update the policy for.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 4
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-maxDays

The maximum number of days that a password is valid.

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 5
Default value: 0
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-minDays

The minimum number of days that a password is valid.

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 6
Default value: 0
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-warnDays

The number of days before a password expires that a warning is issued.

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 7
Default value: 0
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

Common Parameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.