How to reset ILO Password using CentOS

:: Firstly you need to access server using root login credentials, then first you have to check the system is up to date or not.

# yum install update

:: After successfully installing of update check using below command HP ILO linux package install in system or not.

# rpm -qf /sbin/hponcfg 

:: As required packages are not installed in the system, then need to install required packages.

:: HP official website for package installation : 

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/swd/detail?swItemId=MTX_640d4499d8c64ee79f546d439f#tab3

Note : Kindly read the  below point before installing the rpm package and execute the installation work.

:: If you install the wrong package and execute the further command, it’s may lead to ILO service  interruption .

:: As I have to install a package on linux version 7 then I downloaded the package from the website below.

https://repology.org/project/hponcfg/information

:: Download the latest version of ILO linux hponcfg rpm package

:: We have downloaded the latest version of hponcfg rpm on the server using below command.

# rpm -Uvh https://downloads.linux.hpe.com/SDR/repo/spp/RHEL/7/x86_64/current/hponcfg-5.6.0-0.x86_64.rpm

:: Check hponcfg latest version install or not using below command

# rpm -qf /sbin/hponcfg

hponcfg-5.6.0-0.x86_64

:: Now move to cd /var/tmp & use below command to executable file

[root@localhost tmp]# vi passwd_reset_ilo.xml

[root@localhost tmp]# cat passwd_reset_ilo.xml

<ribcl version="2.0">  

<login user_login="Administrator" password="boguspassword">  

<user_info mode="write">   

<mod_user user_login="Administrator">    

<password value="Micro@321%$#">   

</password>  

</mod_user>  

</user_info>  

</login>       

</RIBCL>

:: Now we all are set to reset the ILO password using below command.

[root@localhost tmp]# hponcfg -f passwd_reset_ilo.xml -l log.txt

:: Our Script is successful, now we are able to use new ILO password to access the server web interface.

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