How do I grant access to the vSphere web client?
Nathan Sanders
Updated on May 26, 2026
Procedure
- Browse to the object in the vSphere Web Client object navigator.
- Click the Manage tab and select Permissions.
- Click Add Permission.
- Click Add.
- Identify the user or group that will have the permission.
- Select a role from the Assigned Role drop-down menu.
How do I add a user to VMware vCenter?
Procedure
- Access the appliance shell and log in as a user who has a super administrator role. The default user with a super administrator role is root.
- Run the localaccounts. user. add –role –username –password command.
- Enter and confirm the password of the new local user when prompted.
How do I give someone access to my virtual machine?
- Start the Virtual Machine Creation Process in the VMware Host Client.
- Select a Method for Adding a New Virtual Machine on the Host with the VMware Host Client.
- Select a Name and a Guest Operating System for the Virtual Machine in the VMware Host Client.
- Select a Storage for Your Virtual Machine in the VMware Host Client.
How do I assign a user to a virtual machine?
Create a role
- Click Settings > Create > Create User Role.
- In the Create User Role Wizard, enter a name and optional description for the role, and then click Next.
- In Profile page, select the role, and then click Next.
- In Members, click Add to add user accounts and Active Directory groups to the user role.
How do I add Users to my virtual machine?
How do I make vCenter 6.0 read only?
In the vSphere Client, right-click your vCenter and select Add Permission. Click Add, double-click to select your new user and click OK to add this user with read-only permission. Then check Propagate to Child Objects and click OK.
How do I add users to virtualbox?
To create a user, perform the following:
- On the Administration page, click the User tab and then click the Create button.
- Enter the following user information: Username. Enter an account name for the user.
- Select server pools for the user.
- Select groups for the user. One user can join multiple groups.
- Click Confirm.
How will you give administrative roles in VMware?
To create a role and assign the necessary privileges: Open a vSphere Client connection to the vCenter Server. Click Home > Administration > Roles > Add Role.