---
title: "localprovider create"
slug: "localprovider-create"
updated: 2026-10-27T17:24:31Z
published: 2026-10-27T17:24:31Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/localprovider-create"
---

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# localprovider create

This command creates a local provider.

## Usage

```plaintext
localprovider create --name NAME
                     --managed-by SUPER_ADMIN | TENANT_ADMIN
                    [--description DESC]
```

## Required Parameters

| `--name NAME` | Specifies the name of the provider |
| --- | --- |
| `--managed-by SUPER_ADMIN \| TENANT_ADMIN` | Determines whether users defined for the provider are managed by cluster admins and/or tenant admins. If set to SUPER_ADMIN, only cluster admins can define and view and manage users and groups for the provider. Tenant admins for the tenant associated with the provider cannot view or manage these users or groups. If set to TENANT_ADMIN, only the tenant admin for the tenant associated with the provider can view and manage users and groups. Cluster admins have no visibility about these users or groups. If set to both, then both types of admins have visibility about users and groups defined in the provider. |

## Options

| `--description DESC` | Add a description for the provider. |
| --- | --- |

## Example

This example...

```plaintext
vcli: admin> localprovider create --name myLocalProvider --managed_by TENANT_ADMIN
```