Resetting VMware Identity Manager (VIDM) ROOT and SSHUSER History and Password Timeout

Modify Password History Settings

vi /etc/pam.d/common-password

Change required to optional and remove "enforce_for_root remember=x" where "x" is a number.

Clear "opasswd" file contents

vi /etc/security/opasswd
Go into INSERT mode and delete all contents and save and exit.

Run "chage" to reset password expirations for root and sshuser.