Managing Local User Accounts
You add, edit, or remove users, specify passwords, and assign user roles to local-user accounts on the User & Groups page in the everRun Availability Console. (To grant or deny access for established user accounts in an Active Directory domain, see Managing Domain User Accounts.)
Local user accounts reside on the everRun system itself, as opposed to a central domain server. You can find local accounts on the Users & Groups page by looking for entries labeled Local User in the Type column.
User roles are:
- Administrator: full system administrator privileges
- Platform Manager: system administrator privileges except for adding, removing, and modifying users
- VM Manager: ability to manage VMs (see Managing Virtual Machines for detailed information)
- Read-only: ability to view but not to change system configuration or to install system software
For the procedures below, begin by opening the Users & Groups page: in the left-hand navigation panel, select Users & Groups.
To add a user account
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In the top pane, click Add.
- In the Role drop-down window, select Administrator, Platform Manager, VM Manager, or Read-only.
- Provide values for the User Name, Password (and Confirm Password), Email Address, and Real Name fields. User names and passwords may be from 1 to 64 characters long, and must include no white space.
- Click Save.
To edit a user account
- Select the account you want to edit.
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In the top pane, click Edit.
- Change the user's information, as necessary. For example, to change a user’s role, in the Role drop-down window, select Administrator, Platform Manager, VM Manager, or Read-only.
- Click Save.
To remove a user account
- Select the account to remove.
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Click Remove in the top pane.
- Click Yes in the Confirm dialog box.
Note: You cannot delete the default admin account, although you should change its name and password by editing the account.