How to Create user in Versa-Director from CLI


This article describes how to Create a user in Versa-Director from CLI.

Please use the below CLI commands for creating a user in Versa-Director UI-

Please use the below command if you want to create a normal user -

Administrator@Director-1> request nms actions create-user user { name Versa firstname Versa lastname Networks email support@versa-networks.com password versa123 primary-role ProviderDataCenterAdmin role [ ProviderDataCenterAdmin ] ssh_keydir . homedir . idle-time-out 15 personalized-landing-page /appliances }


Please use the below command if you want to create a user with MFA (Two-factor Authentication) enabled -

Administrator@Director-1> request nms actions create-user user { name Versa firstname Versa lastname Networks email support@versa-networks.com password versa123 primary-role ProviderDataCenterAdmin role [ ProviderDataCenterAdmin ] ssh_keydir . homedir . idle-time-out 15 personalized-landing-page /appliances enable-two-factor true phone +919876543210 }

Change the highlighted details accordingly.

Use the required user roles-

ProviderDataCenterSystemAdmin  - User having all access to VD (Read, Write, Execute, Update)

ProviderDataCenterAdmin              - User having less access to VD (Read, Write, Execute(less))
ProviderDataCenterOperator - User having only Read access for Monitoring purposes.

TenantDashboardOperator             - User has only Read access but can manage dashboard
TenantOperator                               - User having only Read access

TenantSecurityAdmin                      - User having access to Security (Read, Write)

TenantSuperAdmin                         - User having access (Read, Write, Execute)

idle-time-out - can be set up to 1440 (in minutes)
personalized landing page - the very first page of Versa-Director after successful login.


To delete an existing user from the director use below cmd:

Administrator@Director-1> request nms actions delete-user name [ Username ]

To reset user password from the director use below cmd:

Administrator@Director-1> request nms actions reset-password-by-admin username [USERNAME] newpassword [NEW-PASSWORD]



To update existing users from the director use below cmd:


Administrator@Archit-Director-01> request nms actions update-user user { DETAILS REQUIRED TO BE UPDATED }