We’ve recently noticed a number of cases where vSphere administrators become locked out of their accounts or receive reports of incorrect passwords in the vCenter Server Appliance. If you find yourself in this position, here are two articles that address these issues:
KB 2034608
When attempting to log into the VMware vSphere 5.1, 5.5, or 6.0 Web Client you observe the following symptom: “User account is locked. Please contact your administrator.” This often occurs if the wrong password was entered multiple times. Waiting the default 15 minutes lockout period will allow to attempt the login again. If after multiple attempts, you are still not successful, you may need to reset the password.
KB 2069041
When attempting to log into the vCenter Server 5.5 and 6.0 Appliance, you experience symptoms where the root account is locked out. This often occurs because the vCenter Server appliance has a default 90 password expiration policy. Steps on how to modify the password expiration policies and to unlock the password.
I tried login as a test user with wrong password for more than 5 times and tried to login at 6th time with correct password. I thought the account might have locked as per this article. but i was able to login without any issues. is info given in this blog really correct?