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Procedure
1 Access the appliance shell and log in as a user who has the administrator or super administrator role.
The default user with super administrator role is root.
2 Run the command to enable NTP-based time synchronization.
timesync.set --mode NTP
3 (Optional) Run the command to verify that you successfully applied the NTP synchronization.
timesync.get
The command returns that the time synchronization is in NTP mode.
Managing Local User Accounts in the
vCenter Server Appliance
If you log in to the appliance shell as a super administrator, you can manage the local user accounts in
the vCenter Server Appliance by running commands in the appliance shell. The default user with a super
administrator role is root.
User Roles in the vCenter Server Appliance
There are three main user roles in the vCenter Server Appliance.
The local users of the vCenter Server Appliance have the rights to perform various tasks in the
vCenter Server Appliance. Three user roles are available in the vCenter Server Appliance:
Operator Local users with the operator user role can read the appliance
configuration.
Administrator Local users with the administrator user role can configure the appliance.
Super Administrator Local users with the super administrator user role can configure the
appliance, manage the local accounts, and use the Bash shell.
Get a List of the Local User Accounts in the
vCenter Server Appliance
You can see the list of the local user accounts so that you can decide which user account to manage from
the appliance shell.
Procedure
1 Access the appliance shell and log in as a user who has a super administrator role.
The default user with a super administrator role is root.
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