You can create an operator account using commands on the VMware Skyline Health Diagnostics appliance console.

Prerequisites

  • Verify that you have root user credentials for the VMware Skyline Health Diagnostics appliance.

  • Verify that you have password for shd-admin user.

  • For more information about enabling the root user log in to the VMware Photon OS, see: https://vmware.github.io/Photon/assets/files/html/3.0/Photon_troubleshoot/permitting-root-login-with-ssh.html (This configuration is not necessary for the VMware Skyline Health Diagnostics appliance as by default it is configured to allow root user log in through SSH).

  • Verify that you can log in using root credentials to the VMware Skyline Health Diagnostics appliance console.

Procedure

  1. Open the Skyline Health Diagnostics appliance console using the VMware vSphere client or Secure Shell (SSH) client.
  2. Log in as root user.
  3. Invoke User Management by running the shd-user command.
  4. Enter the password for the user shd-admin.

    If the shd-admin password was not set during the deployment, you must now set it now.

  5. To add user, select the option 2. Add new user account.
  6. Set a username and password for this new account.

    For the password, follow the security compliance policy of your organization or Password Policy.

Results

A new operator account is created.