Local user accounts disappear after upgrading vCenter Server Appliance
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Local user accounts disappear after upgrading vCenter Server Appliance

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Article ID: 313031

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Products

VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

Local user accounts are created in vCenter Server Appliance are not carried over when upgrading vCenter Server Appliance.

Resolution

Cause:
Local user accounts in vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) are not preserved when VCSA has been upgraded to avoid User ID (UID) inconsistency with the upgraded version of vCenter Server Appliance.


Work-around:
Recreate the local user accounts in the VCSA after upgrading.