---
title: "manager create"
slug: "manager-create"
updated: 2026-10-27T17:25:00Z
published: 2026-10-27T17:25:00Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/manager-create"
---

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# manager create

This command creates a [VMS manager user](/docs-5-3/docs/en/managing-managers-via-vast-web-ui).

## Usage

```plaintext
manager create --username NAME
               --role-id ID
               [--password PASSWORD] 
               [--prompt-password]    
               [--first-name NAME] 
               [--last-name NAME] 
               [--enable-is-temporary-password]
               [--disable-is-temporary-password]
               [--enable-password-expiration]
               [--disable-password-expiration]
```

## Required Parameters

| `--username NAME` | The manager's user name. |
| --- | --- |
| `--role-id ID` | The ID of the role to assign to the manager. |

## Options

| `--password PASSWORD` | The manager password. |
| --- | --- |
| `--prompt-password` | If specified, the manager is prompted for the password. |
| `--first-name NAME` | The manager's first name. |
| `--last-name NAME` | The manager's last name. |
| `--enable-is-temporary-password` | Sets the password as temporary, which means that VMS allows the manager to log in with the temporary password within seven days. The only action available to the user after logging in with a temporary password is to change the password. |
| `--disable-is-temporary-password` | Disables temporary password setting. |
| `--enable-password-expiration` | Enables the password to expire according to the password expiration period set by [vms modify](/docs-5-3/docs/en/vms-modify). vms modify |
| `--disable-password-expiration` | Prevents the manager's password from expiring. |

## Example

To create a manager named John Smith with a username of *jsmith* and role ID 12:

```plaintext
vcli: admin> manager create --username jsmith --first-name John --last-name Smith --role-id 12
```