Create ArcGIS users

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The ArcGIS user on ArcGIS Server must be created on ArcGIS Data Appliance. The following instructions are for a new ArcGIS Data Appliance configuration on Windows.

  1. Sign in to ArcGIS Data Appliance as an administrator.
  2. Right-click the Start menu and select Computer Management.
  3. In the Computer Management application, click Local Users and Groups to expand the tree, and click the Users directory.
  4. In the main pane, right-click and select New User.

    The New User wizard is displayed.

  5. Use the New User wizard to create the user described in the following table. Configure the password to match the password for the respective account on ArcGIS Server, and set the password to never expire.

    User nameFull nameDescription

    arcgis

    ArcGIS Server account

    Account to perform a variety of functions in support of the ArcGIS Server

  6. Click Create to create the new user on ArcGIS Data Appliance.