VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5

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Create a Local Account

A local account is used to access
VMware Cloud Foundation
 APIs when the management
vCenter Server
 is down. If you upgraded from a previous release or didn't configure the account when deploying using the API, you can set a password using
VMware Cloud Foundation
 APIs.
  1. Log in to the
    SDDC Manager UI
     as a user with the ADMIN role.
    For more information about roles, see User and Group Management.
  2. In the navigation pane, click
    Developer Center
    API Explorer
    .
  3. To verify if the local account is configured, perform the following tasks:
    1. Expand
      APIs for managing Users
      .
    2. Expand
      GET /v1/users/local/admin
       and click
      EXECUTE
      .
    3. In the Response, click
      LocalUser (admin@local)
      .
      API Response for LocalUser (admin@local).
      You can also download the response by clicking the download icon to the right of
      LocalUser (admin@local)
      .
  4. If the local account is not configured, perform the following tasks to configure the local account:
    1. Expand
      PATCH /v1/users/local/admin
      .
    2. Enter a password for the local account and click
      EXECUTE
      .
      API Explorer for updating password for local account.
      Password requirements are described below:
      • Minimum length: 12
      • Maximum length: 127
      • At least one lowercase letter, one uppercase letter, a number, and one of the following special characters
        ! % @ $ ^ # ? *
      • A character cannot be repeated more than three times consecutively
      • Must not include three of the same consecutive characters
        You must remember the password that you created because it cannot be retrieved. Local account passwords are used in password rotation.

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