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new f7971d7a systemvms: securing vnc password access (#663)
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commit f7971d7a011c05674fcd9294266bad06ed95a64c
Author: Abhishek Kumar <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Tue Sep 1 17:45:45 2026 +0530
systemvms: securing vnc password access (#663)
A note about randomizing passwords for system VMs.
Signed-off-by: Abhishek Kumar <[email protected]>
---
source/adminguide/systemvm.rst | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/source/adminguide/systemvm.rst b/source/adminguide/systemvm.rst
index a6df867c..34ecec42 100644
--- a/source/adminguide/systemvm.rst
+++ b/source/adminguide/systemvm.rst
@@ -179,6 +179,11 @@ System VMs running on ESXi, the key is stored on the
management server at
Example: root@management:~# ssh -i ~cloud/.ssh/id_rsa 172.16.0.250 -p
3922
+
+For secure access, including through the VNC console, enable the global setting
+system.vm.random.password by setting it to true. System VMs must be recreated
+after changing this setting for it to take effect.
+
Multiple System VM Support for VMware
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