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During an upgrade from VCSA 6.5 to 6.7, the following error was observed in the install log and prevented stage one of the upgrade from starting.

• Unable to contact the source vCenter
• Failed To Authenticate With The Guest Operating System Using The Supplied Credentials.

##To see the complete upgrade process from vCentre 6.5 to 6.7, refer to our blog < https://www.hex64.net/upgrading-vcenter-server-6-5-to-vcenter-server-6-7-using-vcsa-ui-installer/ >

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Symptoms:

• Upgrading vCenter Server Appliance from 6.5 to 6.7 fails with the error:

Error: sourcePrecheck: error in getting source Info: ServerFaultCode: Failed to authenticate with the guest operating system using the supplied credentials.

• In installer-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxx.log you may see entries similar to:

Purpose:

While upgrading vCemtre server, there is a step to connect to the existing vCentre server and this error prevents connection to the existing vCentre server. You need to resolve it to complete the stage 1 of the upgrade process.

Cause:
This issue occurs when the vCenter OS password (root password) is expired.

Resolution:

To resolve this issue, reset the password:

To reset the password: ,

1. Connect to the source vCenter using SSH.

2. Execute “chage -l root” command to check if the root password has expired.

3. Change the password using the command “passwd”

4. Initiate the upgrade again.