Unable to login in ESXI with SSH & UI with AD user.
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Unable to login in ESXI with SSH & UI with AD user.

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Article ID: 400949

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Products

VMware vSphere ESXi 8.0

Issue/Introduction

Facing below errors :

Environment

VMware vSphere ESXI 8.0U3

Resolution

Assign permissions at the host level for an ESXi host joined to an Active Directory Domain.

  1. Login to ESXi Host Client UI as root user.  https://<ESXiHostname>/ui
  2. Go To Host (in Navigator) > Actions Permissions
  3. Click Add User
  4. Under "Add user for Host", enter the User or Group like DOMAIN\UserID or GroupID
  5. In Dropdown, select role for user, like Administrator and check box to "Add as group" if the ID is a group.
  6. Click Add User button.
  7. Logout of host client
  8. Login as AD user to verify permission.
  9. And login in SSH with AD user will also work.