From 4b05346ce377d6bd3e1ebc297a1e2952263a7cd6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Abhishek Kumar Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:02:08 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] systemvms: securing vnc password access A note about randomizing passwords for system VMs. Signed-off-by: Abhishek Kumar --- source/adminguide/systemvm.rst | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/source/adminguide/systemvm.rst b/source/adminguide/systemvm.rst index 7812b42099..6f0ffa4986 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 -------------------------------------