Managing The Default User Account; Add A User; Assign A Role And Rights To A User; Edit A User Account - VMware VSHIELD APP 1.0.0 UPDATE 1 Admin Manual

vShield Administration Guide

Managing the Default User Account

The vShield Manager user interface includes one default user account, user name admin, which has rights to
all resources. You cannot edit the rights of or delete this user. The default password for admin is default.
Change the password for this account upon initial login to the vShield Manager. See
page 32.

Add a User

Basic user account creation requires assigning the user a login name and password.
To create a new user account
1 Click Settings & Reports from the vShield Manager inventory panel.
2 Click the Users tab.
3 Click Create User.
The New User screen opens.
4 Type a User Name.
This is used for login to the vShield Manager user interface. This user name and associated password
cannot be used to access the vShield App or vShield Manager CLIs.
5 (Optional) Type the user's Full Name for identification purposes.
6 (Optional) Type an Email Address.
7 Type a Password for login.
8 Re-type the password in the Retype Password field.
9 Click OK.
After account creation, you configure right and resource assignment separately.

Assign a Role and Rights to a User

After creating a user account, you can assign the user a role and rights to system resources. The role defines
the resource, and the right defines the user's access to that resource.
To assign a role and right to a user
1 Click Settings & Reports from the vShield Manager inventory panel.
2 Click the Users tab.
3 Double-click the Resource cell for the user.
4 From the drop-down menu that opens, select an available resource.
5 Double-click the Access Right cell for the user.
6 From the drop-down menu that opens, select an available access right.

Edit a User Account

You can edit a user account to change the password.
To edit an existing user account
1 Click Settings & Reports from the vShield Manager inventory panel.
2 Click the Users tab.
3 Click a cell in the table row that identifies the user account.
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