User management - VMware ESXi

Login to the ESXi Host

Create a new user

[root@myvmesxi02:~] esxicli system account add --id=chengman --password=mypassword --description="ESXI admin"

Assign administrator role

[root@myvmesxi02:~] esxcli system permission set --id=chengman --role=Admin

Verify the user and permissions

[root@myvmesxi02:~] esxcli system account list
User ID   Description
--------  -----------
root      Administrator
dcui      DCUI User
vpxuser   VMware Workstation administration account
chengman  ESXI Admin

[root@myvmesxi02:~]  esxcli system permission list
Principal  Is Group  Role   Role Description
---------  --------  -----  ----------------
cradmin1      false  Admin  Full access rights
cradmin2      false  Admin  Full access rights
chengman      false  Admin  Full access rights
dcui          false  Admin  Full access rights
root          false  Admin  Full access rights
vpxuser       false  Admin  Full access rights

Contents

1. Login to the ESXi Host
2. Create a new user
3. Assign administrator role
4. Verify the user and permissions