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2 Run the localaccounts.user.password.update --username user name --password
command.
For example, to change the password of a user with user name test, run the following command:
localaccounts.user.password.update --username test --password
3 Enter and confirm the new password when prompted.
Update a Local User Account in the vCenter Server Appliance
You can update an existing local user account in the vCenter Server Appliance.
For information about the user roles, see User Roles in the vCenter Server Appliance.
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.
2 Run the localaccounts.user.set --username command to update an existing local user.
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To update the role of the local user, run the following command:
localaccounts.user.set --username user name --role new role
Here, user name is the name of the user that you want to edit and new role is the new role. The
role can be operator, admin, or superAdmin.
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To update the email of the local user, run the following command:
localaccounts.user.set --username user name --email new email address
Here, user name is the name of the user that you want to edit and new email address is the new
email address.
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To update the full name of the local user, run the following command:
localaccounts.user.set --username user name --fullname new full name
Here, user name is the name of the user that you want to edit and new full name is the new full
name of the user.
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To update the status of the local user, run the following command:
localaccounts.user.set --username user name --status new status
Here, user name is the name of the user that you want to edit and status is the new status of the
local user. The status can be either disabled or enabled.
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