I'm pretty sure this was brought about by reseting the mysql root password directly (didn't use ensim). Now, ensim can't connect (the logs show access denied) - but mysql is running fine and other programs can connect. It looks like ensim encrypts the mysql root password and puts it in /etc/appliance/.vpf. So, I haven't been able to figure out how to update this file. The change mysql root password in ensim doesn't work (even with force) - it gives an error. There's supposedly a mysql_post_install script that generates a random password, but I can't find it.

Thanks

/usr/lib/opcenter/postinstall/mysql/mysql_post_install

-Dan