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Updated on 2023-09-04 GMT+08:00

(Optional) Installing One-Click Password Reset Plug-in

Scenario

To enable you to reset the passwords for BMSs created from an image, install CloudResetPwdAgent when you create the image.

The VM must have larger than 600 MB available space and data can be written to its drive C:.

Procedure

  1. Download CloudResetPwdAgent.zip and verify its integrity by referring to Obtaining the One-Click Password Reset Plug-in.

    There is no special requirement for the directory that stores the plug-in.

  2. Decompress CloudResetPwdAgent.zip.

    There is no special requirement for the directory that stores the decompressed CloudResetPwdAgent.zip.

  3. Install the plug-in.

    1. Double-click setup.bat in CloudResetPwdAgent.Windows.

      The password reset plug-in starts to be installed.

    2. Open the Task Manager and check whether the installation is successful.

      If cloudResetPwdAgent is displayed in the Task Manager, as shown in Figure 1, the installation is successful. Otherwise, the installation failed.

      Figure 1 Successful plug-in installation

      If the installation failed, check whether the installation environment meets the requirements and install CloudResetPwdAgent again.

Uninstalling the Plug-in

  1. Switch to the C:\CloudResetPwdAgent\bin folder.
  2. Double-click UninstallApp-NT.bat.
  3. Delete the file in C:\CloudResetPwdAgent.
  4. Delete the file in C:\CloudResetPwdUpdateAgent.