Create or Modify a Web/Console User

1. In the top navigation bar, click Administration.

2. In the left panel, under Access Control, click Users.

   The list of users appears.
3. Click New.

4. Enter a username and the password setting of the user.

   NOTE: The minimum password length is six characters.
5. Select whether to enable the user upon creation.

6. Choose the role that you want to assign to the user.

   The Available Roles menu below consists of a list of predefined roles you may select for the user.

   Predefined role	Description
   vApp Author	The rights associated with the predefined vApp Author role allow a user to use catalogs and create vApps.
   Console Access Only	The rights associated with the predefined Console Access Only role allow a user to view the virtual machine state and properties and to use the guest OS.
   vApp User	The rights associated with the predefined vApp User role allow a user to use existing vApps.
   Organization Administrator	A user with the predefined Organization Administrator role can use the VMware Cloud Director tenant portal or the Cloud Director OpenAPI to manage users and groups in their organization and assign them roles, including the predefined Organization Administrator role. An organization administrator can use the Cloud Director OpenAPI to create or update role objects that are local to the organization. Roles created or modified by an organization administrator are not visible to other organizations.
   Defer to Identity Provider	Rights associated with the predefined Defer to Identity Provider role are determined based on information received from the user's OAuth or SAML Identity Provider. To qualify for inclusion when a user is assigned the Defer to Identity Provider role, a role name supplied by the Identity Provider must be an exact, case-sensitive match for a role, or name defined in your organization.
   Catalog Author	The rights associated with the predefined Catalog Author role allow a user to create and publish catalogs.

7. Click Save.

Modify a User

1. In the top navigation bar, click Administration.

2. In the left panel, under Access Control, click Users.

   The list of users appears.
3. Click the radio button next to the name of the user that you want to edit and click Modify.
4. Update the settings you want to modify.
   1. Change the password as necessary.
   2. Select whether to activate or deactivate the user.
   3. Update the user role.
   4. Update the contact information, such as name, email address, phone number, and instant messaging ID.
   5. Edit virtual machine quota for the user.
5. Click Save.