how do you add a root user equivalent (named user), to vcenter 6.0 appliance? is there a putty/SSH command?
Hello @xbradshr how are you?
You can create local users with the following roles:
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.
Ref: User Roles in the vCenter Server Appliance
To do that, you can run this command in VCSA:
localaccounts.user.add -- role --username --password
For example:
localaccounts.user.add --role operator --username test --password
You can also set up a new local user account and specify an email and the full name of the user. For example:
localaccounts.user.add --role operator --username test1 --password --fullname TestName --email test1@mymail.com
Ref: Create a Local User Account in the vCenter Server Appliance
I attempted the command, but it says the command is not found. Is this because the article refers to V6.7?
vcsa1:~ # localaccounts.user.add --role superAdmin --username username --password password
-bash: localaccounts.user.add: command not found
It is the same command.
look this article: localaccounts.user.add command is missing, can't create local account on vcsa
Run the command from appliance shell .