# how do i setup a vault password for administraator@vsphere.local

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-i-setup-a-vault-password-for-administraator-vsphere-local/33103>\
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**Created:** [June 5, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-i-setup-a-vault-password-for-administraator-vsphere-local/33103 "2020-06-05T23:23:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tony\_Wong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ab097/32.png) [@Tony\_Wong](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tony_Wong)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-i-setup-a-vault-password-for-administraator-vsphere-local/33103/1 "2020-06-05T23:23:13Z")

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How do I setup a vault password for user

administrator@vsphere.local?

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**Author:** ![Akasurde](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/akasurde/32/230_2.png) [@Akasurde](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Akasurde)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-i-setup-a-vault-password-for-administraator-vsphere-local/33103/2 "2020-06-06T05:34:37Z")

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# echo Secret123 \> vault\_passwd

# ansible-vault Esxi@123$% --name vcenter\_password --vault-id my\_user@vault\_passwd

vcenter\_password: !vault |  
$ANSIBLE\_VAULT;1.2;AES256;my\_user  
64323237323838303636616564643533353134663337316434326339643733613036623839643962  
3466623963643136653661636663313334333661616533640a313730626238303630636230376338  
63643638313835663563633664653163643765383935376234386635303534343966626130323164  
3731363638356264630a393934323930366365366132626132633862656636343365623865393331  
6362  
Encryption successful

# cat vcenter\_vars.yml

vcenter\_hostname: 10.65.201.2  
vcenter\_username: administrator@vsphere.local  
vcenter\_password: !vault |  
$ANSIBLE\_VAULT;1.2;AES256;my\_user  
64323237323838303636616564643533353134663337316434326339643733613036623839643962  
3466623963643136653661636663313334333661616533640a313730626238303630636230376338  
63643638313835663563633664653163643765383935376234386635303534343966626130323164  
3731363638356264630a393934323930366365366132626132633862656636343365623865393331  
6362

# cat main.yml