You can change the password or other details of a vCenter Single Sign-On user from a vCenter Single Sign-On management interface. You cannot rename users in the vsphere.local domain. That means you cannot rename [email protected].
You can create additional users with the same privileges as [email protected].
vCenter Single Sign-On users are stored in the vCenter Single Sign-On vsphere.local domain.
You can review the vCenter Single Sign-On password policies from the vSphere Web Client. Log in as [email protected] and select .
See also Edit the vCenter Single Sign-On Password Policy.
Procedure
- From a Web browser, connect to the vSphere Web Client or the Platform Services Controller.
Option |
Description |
vSphere Web Client |
https://vc_hostname_or_IP/vsphere-client |
Platform Services Controller |
https://psc_hostname_or_IP/psc In an embedded deployment, the Platform Services Controller host name or IP address is the same as the vCenter Server host name or IP address. |
- Specify the user name and password for [email protected] or another member of the vCenter Single Sign-On Administrators group.
If you specified a different domain during installation, log in as administrator@
mydomain.
- Navigate to the vCenter Single Sign-On user configuration UI.
Option |
Description |
vSphere Web Client |
- From the Home menu, select Administration.
- Under Single Sign-On, click Users and Groups.
|
Platform Services Controller |
Click Single Sign-On and click Users and Groups. |
- Click the Users tab.
- Right-click the user and select Edit User.
- Edit the user attributes.
You cannot change the user name of the user.
The password must meet the password policy requirements for the system.
- Click OK.