5.1

Managing the Default User Account
The vShield Manager user interface includes a local user account, which has access rights to all resources. You
cannot edit the rights of or delete this user. The default user name is admin and the default password is
default.
Change the password for this account upon initial login to the vShield Manager. See “Edit a User Account,”
on page 35.
Add a User Account
You can either create a new user local to vShield, or assign a role to a vCenter user.
Create a New Local User
1 Click Settings & Reports from the vShield Manager inventory panel.
2 Click the Users tab.
3 Click Add.
The Assign Role window opens.
4 Click Create a new user local to vShield.
5 Type an Email address.
6 Type a Login ID.
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.
7 Type the user’s Full Name for identification purposes.
8 Type a Password for login.
9 Re-type the password in the Retype Password field.
10 Click Next.
11 Select the role for the user and click Next. For more information on the available roles, see “Managing
User Rights,” on page 32.
12 Select the scope for the user and click Finish.
The user account appears in the Users table.
Assign a Role to a vCenter User
When you assign a role to an SSO user, vCenter authenticates the user with the identity service configured on
the SSO server. If the SSO server is not configured or is not available, the user is authenticated either locally
or with Active Directory based on vCenter configuration.
1 Click Settings & Reports from the vShield Manager inventory panel.
2 Click the Users tab.
3 Click Add.
The Assign Role window opens.
4 Click Select vCenter user.
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