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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.
Delete a Local User Account in the vCenter Server Appliance
You can delete a local user account 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.delete --username command.
For example, to delete the user with user name test, run the following command:
localaccounts.user.delete --username test
The user is deleted.
Monitor Health Status and Statistics in the vCenter Server Appliance
You can monitor the hardware health status of the vCenter Server Appliance by using the API commands in
the appliance shell. You can also monitor the health status of the update component for information about
available patches.
You can view the status of the hardware components such as memory, CPU, storage, and network, as well as
the update component that shows if the software packages are up to date according to the last check for
available patches.
A particular health status can be green, yellow, orange, red, or gray. For more information, see “View the
vCenter Server Appliance Health Status,” on page 12.
For a complete list of the API commands that you can use for monitoring statistics and health of the
vCenter Server Appliance system, see “API Commands in the vCenter Server Appliance Shell,” on page 37.
Procedure
1 Access the appliance shell and log in.
The user name that you use to log in can be of a user with an operator, administrator, or super
administrator user role.
2 View the health status of a particular component.
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To view the health of the memory in the vCenter Server Appliance, run the mem.health.get
command.
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To view the health of the storage in the vCenter Server Appliance, run the storage.health.get
command.
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To view the health of the swap in the vCenter Server Appliance, run the swap.health.get
command.
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