Cannot assign user to a role

[magelan089]

Hi *,

i want to assign some new created users to some roles. But i am not able, to assign them to the default roles like "Administrators" or even to edit this roles. Also if i create a new role, i am not able to add/edit permissions of this role.

We use a free license of ESXi 6.5 and access directly with WebClient. Is this some restriction of the free version?

Thank you & best regards

Max

[jfene72]

Try changing the permissions assigned on an object, a VM for instance. Select the VM, right-click on it and select Permissions. Then select the user and the role you want assigned to it. Fine tune as needed.

[magelan089]

Thank you for your advice.

If i try to open the permissions, no popup or permission windows is appearing. The option in the dropdown menu is visible like in your screenshot, but nothing happens after selecting it.

[jfene72]

You probably haven't created any users as yet other than root. Create a user and a custom role and see how it goes. You should see any newly created user accounts listed when assigning permissions.

[jfene72]

Also, using a free license with ESXi does restrict you in some ways but I can't see any related to permissions. The restrictions are;

• You cannot manage / add ESXi to vCenter Server
• No exposed API meaning for instance that you can't use backup software, etc.
• A maximum of 2 physical processors per host
• A maximum 8 vCPUs per virtual machine
• No VMware Support

[Bladefox]

I found the answer to this just want to update this post to help other people that google it.

 

After creating a new user to add them go to the "Host" (top left in Navigator menu in esxi screen)

Under host then go to "actions" then go to "permissions" - here is where you can add your newly created user to a role like "administrator"

 

Hope this helps future googlers.