Manage virtual data center users
Manage virtual data center users
When you create a virtual data center, a user with the administrator role is automatically created. You can create additional users and grant them access to virtual data centers.
Create user
- From the Control Panel, open the Cloud Director panel: from the top menu, click Products → VMware-based Cloud → Cloud Director.
- Log in to Cloud Director with an administrator account. To view the administrator credentials and reset the password, go to the Control Panel: VMware Cloud → Users.
- Open the Administration tab.
- Go to Access Control → Users.
- Click New.
- Enter the user's name, password, and role. A user with the Organization Administrator role always has access to all data centers in the organization.
- Click Save. The new user appears in the Control Panel under the Users tab.
Grant user access to the virtual data center
- In the Dashboard, on the top menu, click Products and select VMware-based Cloud.
- Go to the Users section.
- In the user card, open the Access to Virtual Data Centers tab.
- In the row with the virtual data center you want to grant access to, turn on the toggle switch.
Change user password
In the control panel
In Cloud Director.
- In the Dashboard, on the top menu, click Products and select VMware-based Cloud.
- Go to the Users section.
- In the user card, open the Reset Password tab.
- Enter a new password or click Generate.
- Copy or memorize the password. Once the password is saved, it cannot be viewed.
- Click Save.
- From the Control Panel, open the Cloud Director panel: from the top menu, click Products → VMware-based Cloud → Cloud Director.
- Open the Administration tab.
- Go to Access control → Users.
- Open the user page.
- Press EDIT.
- In the Password field, enter a new password.
- In the Confirm password field, re-enter the new password.
- Press SAVE.