We have esxi hosts with different root passwords spread across. Need to validate at least 3 passwords on each of the host and log the status as we validate.

Trying something like this but the code could validate only 2 passwords. Also, looking for a better code to validate n (2,3,4 so on.) number of passwords possibly per host.

 

Appreciate your inputs.

 

(I understand this is not the secure way to pass the password to variables, i will handle it later though)

 

Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Core

 

$username = root

$password1 = PASS1

$password2 = PASS2

$password3 = PASS3

 

$hstlist = Get-Clipboard

 

$Logfile = “E:ScriptsAuthentication-CheckScriptLog-Host-$Date.log”

    Function LogWrite

                {

                    Param ([string]$logstring)

 

                    Add-content $Logfile -value $logstring

                }

 

foreach ($vmhost in $hstlist){

 

$global:DefaultVIServer = $null

$global:DefaultVIServers = $null

 

$Conn = Connect-VIServer -Server $vmhost -User $username -Password $password1

 

if ($Conn) {

 

LogWrite “Authenticated host $vmhost using password 1”

 

}

 

else{

 

    Connect-VIServer $vmhost -User $username -Password $password2

 

    LogWrite “Authenticated host $vmhost using password 2”

 

}

 

}