Add a Local User

Starting in NSX 4.1, in addition to admin, users with the Enterprise Admin role can create new local user accounts in the NSX Manager.

You can complete this task using the UI, API or CLI. The Cloud admin users do not have privileges to add new local users.

Prerequisites

• Only a user with the Enterprise Admin role can create new local guest user accounts or replace a deleted audit user account.
• The maximum number of local guest users is 14.
• The maximum number of audit users is one. Guest users always have the default Auditor role.

Procedure

1. From your browser, log in to an NSX Manager at https://<nsx-manager-ip-address>.
2. Select System > User Management > Local Users > Add.
   1. To add an audit user, select Audit User.
      If an audit user exists, you must first delete that user and retry the step. Only one audit user is available.
   2. To add a guest user, select Local User.
      If the maximum number of guest users already exists, then the Add button is inactive. Delete one or more of the guest users and try again.
3. Click Save.
4. (Optional) To activate a new local user account, locate the user name and click .
   1. Select Activate User.
   2. Enter a password for the user.
   3. Click Save.
   You can choose to activate your local user at a later time, but the user cannot log in until their status is active.

Results

1. The newly added user displays in the Local Users list with the default Auditor role.
2. If you activate the user, the new user must change their password after logging in. Refer them to Manage Local User Accounts for details.

What to do next

To read more about how to create a custom role or add more roles to a local user, go to step 4 in Manage Local User Accounts. If you plan to activate the user at a later time, refer to Activate a Local User in NSX Manager.