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mkeshsundrani
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no admin account in vcf-sddc 4.2

Newly deployed VCF 4.2.1 environment, 

Unable to find admin account in the sddc manager , only root and vcf account exist.

How to find out admin account if not created from parameter deployment sheet ?

If not how to create admin account ?

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shank89
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The admin account is used for API calls and not in the UI

Shashank Mohan

VCIX-NV 2022 | VCP-DCV2019 | CCNP Specialist

https://lab2prod.com.au
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/shankmohan/
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Author of NSX-T Logical Routing: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-7458-3

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shank89
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If you are trying to log onto the UI, use the SSO admin account (administrator@vsphere.local) once you domain join and create roles you can use those.

 

If you need CLI access, log in with vcf and Su to root.

Shashank Mohan

VCIX-NV 2022 | VCP-DCV2019 | CCNP Specialist

https://lab2prod.com.au
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/shankmohan/
Twitter @ShankMohan
Author of NSX-T Logical Routing: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-7458-3
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mkeshsundrani
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I don't find admin account in UI not in Cli ..?

We define that in parameter sheet as well. But still not able to find

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shank89
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The admin account is used for API calls and not in the UI

Shashank Mohan

VCIX-NV 2022 | VCP-DCV2019 | CCNP Specialist

https://lab2prod.com.au
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/shankmohan/
Twitter @ShankMohan
Author of NSX-T Logical Routing: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-7458-3
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That helps..

 

Thanks

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Please don't forget to mark solutions if they are relevant and kudo if you feel like doing so 😉

Shashank Mohan

VCIX-NV 2022 | VCP-DCV2019 | CCNP Specialist

https://lab2prod.com.au
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/shankmohan/
Twitter @ShankMohan
Author of NSX-T Logical Routing: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-7458-3
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