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This article documents how to set or reset the password for the root account on a Veeam Worker appliance. The Worker is a Rocky Linux-based virtual machine deployed as a backup infrastructure component by the following Veeam Plug-ins: Veeam Plug-in for Nutanix AHV Veeam Plug-in for Proxmox VE Veeam Plug-in for HPE Morpheus VM Essentials Veeam Plug-in for oVirt KVM Veeam Plug-in for Scale Computing HyperCore Setting the root password allows local login at the Worker's console to run commands for troubleshooting, either independently or when working with a Veeam Support engineer.
Worker Reboot Required This procedure requires a reboot of the Worker appliance. Ensure that no backup or restore jobs using this Worker are running before beginning.
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