Starting in NSX-T Data Center 3.1.1, you can activate a local user account from the NSX Manager UI. Initially, only root and admin accounts are active. You can authorize additional user access by activating the other local user accounts. As part of the new user activation, you can also optionally change the username and roles.

Prerequisites

Familiarize yourself with the password complexity requirements for NSX Manager and NSX Edge. See "NSX Manager Installation" and "NSX Edge Installation" in the NSX-T Data Center Installation Guide. Guest users are available on NSX Manager only.

Procedure

  1. From your browser, log in as admin to an NSX Manager at https://<nsx-managr-ip-address>.
  2. Select System > Users and Roles > Local Users.
  3. Locate the local user name you want to add and click Action menu.
  4. Select Activate. The guest user and audit accounts are inactive by default and must be activated through the UI and API before using.

    New expiration dates are created after user activation. To view or change password expiration as admin, see Manage Local User’s Password or Name (NSX-T Data Center 3.1 only) and Manage Local User Accounts (NSX-T Data Center 3.1.1 and later).

  5. (Optional) To change the local user name:
    1. Click Action menu for that user and select Edit.
    2. Enter the user name changes.
    3. Click Save.
  6. To change the user role assigned to one or both of the guest users:
    1. On the User Role Assignment tab, click Action menu and select Edit.
    2. Select the role change from the drop down list.
    3. Click Save.
  7. (Optional) To deactivate any of the local users, click Action menu for that user, select Deactivate User, and click Deactivate.
    For more details on customizing roles, see Create or Manage Custom Roles.