Incorrect password to root access on VM zabbix 4.4.7

[zikki]

Dear all,

I'm trying to implement zabbix using their vmware image, I encountered some blocks :
- First of all, the image is for local installation like VMPlayer, ... You have to convert it using the imageconverter from VMWARE to implement it on vcenter
- secondly, the default converted network card doesn't work, you have to disable it and install a second one
- default GUI password is working flawlessly (Admin/zabbix)

When I started to add vcenter, I received an error about missing VMWARE collectors that can be solved by editing zabbix_server.conf and add a line StartVMwareCollectors=5

However, whatever access I use (VMWARE console or ssh). The default password appliance/zabbix gets rejected!

I tried these mutliple ways of connecting to avoid having keyboard mapping discrepencies, so I can rule that out. I'm trying to fear that this specific release of vmware image is defect.... As I'm unable to connect and edit the conf file, zabbix is a bit useless in a all virtualiazed environment like ours.


Any idea?

[erikolive]

I am having the same issue. I installed the 4.4.7 in VM Player, have not yet converted it to Vcenter and I cannot login to the appliance to make configuration changes. Credential fails no matter what I try.

[avataroftime]

I had a look at the image, and apart from it now being CentOS 8 (which all the doco says it is supposed to be Ubuntu), and apart from being unable to switch it into Single User mode to reset the password (not sure what that is about), I did find that using the user/pass combo of root/zabbix did allow me to logon to the appliance. After logging onto the appliance, I had a look and could not find the account appliance within /etc/passwd.

I also did find that I had to remove the existing network device from the VM, and add a new one (of the type E1000E, my original one was coming up as Flexible), before it connected to my network (even though it came up on my Ubiquiti CloudKey as just the MAC address - no IP).