Activate a Local User in NSX Manager

You can activate a local user account from the NSX Manager UI. Initially, only the admin account is 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 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 .
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 Accounts.

5. (Optional) To change the local user name:
   1. Click 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 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 for that user, select Deactivate User, and click Deactivate.
   For more details on customizing roles, see Create or Manage Custom Roles.