6.5.1

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 conguration.
Administrator
Local users with the administrator user role can congure the appliance.
Super Administrator
Local users with the super administrator user role can congure 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.
2 Run the localaccounts.user.list command.
You can see a list of the local users. The information about a user includes the user name, status, role,
status of the password, full name, and email.
N The list of local users includes only the local users who have their default shell as appliance
shell.
Create a Local User Account in the vCenter Server Appliance
You can create a new local user account in the vCenter Server Appliance.
For information about the user roles, see “User Roles in the vCenter Server Appliance,” on page 50.
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.add -- role --username --password command.
For example, to add the local user account test with the operator user role, run the following command:
localaccounts.user.add --role operator --username test --password
vCenter Server Appliance Configuration
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