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 ztC Console.
Local user accounts reside on the ztC Edge 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.