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ESXi 6.5 - Root password not working on new installation

For some strange reason ESXi 6.5 root password isn't working on a new installation. I even tried removing the password by modifying shadow file (following this guide) and still it doesn't allow me to login with a blank password.

Any idea what could be wrong with a new installation? I'm trying to run ESXi using Qemu.

I've set the password as password

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But during login it says invalid password.

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Solution

  • Figured it out.

    The problem was with Qemu Emulator. I was testing using old version of qemu (3.x) but I can't login when I use 3.x version of Qemu. I then started the ESXi using 7.x version of qemu and I was able to login.