Users Guide

24 Setup and Administration
• Server Administrator uses the default operating system user privilege, if a
user is degraded in the
omarolemap file.
• Do not use the loop back address for
<Host_Name> , for example:
localhost or 127.0.0.1.
• After the connection services are restarted and the changes do not take
effect for the
omarolemap file, see the command log for the errors.
•When
omarolemap file is copied from one machine to another machine,
file permissions and the entries of the file needs to be rechecked.
•Prefix the
Group Name with + .
• Server Administrator uses the default operating system user privileges,
if there are duplicate entries of user names or user groups along
with same
<Host_Name> .
•
Space can also be used as a delimiter for columns instead of [Tab]
Creating Server Administrator Users for VMware ESX Server 3 and 3i
To add a user to the Users table:
1
Log in to the VI Client through the ESX Server 3 or 3i host.
2 Select the server from the inventory panel.
3 Click the Users & Groups tab and click Users .
4 Right-click anywhere in the Users table and click Add to open the Add
New User
dialog box.
5 Enter a login, a user name, a numeric user ID (UID), and a password;
specifying the user name and UID are optional. If you don’t specify the
UID, the VI Client assigns the next available UID. If you want the user to
be able to access the ESX Server 3 host through a command shell, select
Grant shell access to this user .
6 For each existing group you want the user to be part of, enter the group
name and click
Add . If you type a nonexistent group name, the VI Client
warns you and does not add the group to the
Group membership list.
7 Click OK .
The login and user name you entered now appear in the Users table.
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