VxRail: How to change VSPHERELOCAL Administrator User Permission from VMware HCIA Management to Administrator

Summary: If the "administrator@vsphere.local" role gets changed to "VMware HCIA Management," and no other administrator accounts are available, the steps below can be used to create an administrator account through CLI. ...

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How to change VSPHERELOCAL\Administrator User Permission from VMware HCIA Management to Administrator.

Screenshot of administrator account permissions 


If the Role of administrator@vsphere.local is changed from Administrator to VMware HCIA Management, follow the below steps to revert to the original permission role (Administrator):

  1. Log in to VCSA as root on ssh session.
  2. Create a new user account on SSO by performing below command: 
    /usr/lib/vmware-vmafd/bin/dir-cli user create --account <accountname> --first-name <name> --last-name <name> --user-password '<password>'

For Example:
root@VCSA6.5:# [ ~ ]# /usr/lib/vmware-vmafd/bin/dir-cli user create --account <name> --first-name <name> --last-name <name> --user-password '<Password>'
Enter password for administrator@vpshere.local:
User account [<USER>] created successfully
  3. Add the user to the group Administrator by performing below command: 
    /usr/lib/vmware-vmafd/bin/dir-cli group modify --name Administrators --add <USER>

For Example:
root@VCSA6.5:# [ ~ ]# /usr/lib/vmware-vmafd/bin/dir-cli group modify --name Administrators --add <USER> 
Enter password for administrator@vpshere.local: 
Account [<USER>] added to group [Administrators] Group member [<USER>] added successfully.
  4. Access the vSphere web-client portal and try to log in with newly created user (name@vsphere.local).
  5. Change the Role Permission back from VMware HCIA Management to Administrator.

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Affected Products

VxRail, VxRail Appliance Series, VxRail Software
Article Properties
Article Number: 000012383
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 08 Jul 2025
Version:  6
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