Create an SSH user in VMware Aria Operations

You can create a VMware Aria Operations endpoint in a VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle content management endpoint.

1. When you select root as an SSH user from the content endpoint, create a user on theVMware Aria Operations appliance. The user must have SSH access, belong to the user group root, and have a valid home directory.
2. Log in to the VMware Aria Operations appliance as a root user and create a user on the VMware Aria Operations appliance by using the following command. .

   useradd sshuser

3. Configure user groups for the created user with usermod -G root,wheel sshuser settings.
4. Configure the correct home directory for the user by using the following commands:

   mkdir /home/sshuser"
   "chown sshuser /home/sshuser"

5. Set the password to passwd sshuser.
6. Enable the password with sudo capabilities by using the following commands:

   Run command visudo 
    
   sshuser ALL = NOPASSWD: /usr/lib/vmware-vcopssuite/python/bin/python /usr/lib/vmware-vcops/tools/opscli/ops-cli.py *
   sshuser ALL = NOPASSWD: /bin/rm -rf /tmp/*
   sshuser ALL = NOPASSWD: /bin/mv /tmp/*
   

Note: You can use the VMware Aria Operations CLI (OPS-CLI) to export or import the content capture or release information in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.