Configure Your User Account

If your user account is able to use OCI CLI on this Private Cloud Appliance, then you have already completed the step described in this topic and you can continue to Use the REST API.

  1. Get the Private Cloud Appliance domain name and the name of the tenancy where you will be working.

  2. Ensure the tenancy administrator has created a user account for you.

  3. Get the username and temporary password for your user account, and use those credentials to log in to the Web UI.

    You will be prompted to set a permanent password.

  4. Navigate to the details page of your user account and upload your public API key.

    See Generating an API Key Pair and Adding an API Public Key to a User Profile in the Oracle Private Cloud Appliance User Guide. Your API key pair must be in PEM format.

  5. Ensure the tenancy administrator has added your user to one or more user groups that grant you the authorizations that you require.