In Console Reference, the fabric:container-create-cloud command clearly states that the --new-user(-xxx) options depend on the --ensemble-server option [1].

Used in combination with the --ensemble-server option to ...

However, the fabric:container-create-ssh command doesn't have the same explanations for those options even though they have the same constraints [2].

The target options are:

• --new-user
• --new-user-password
• --new-user-role

[1] https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_JBoss_Fuse/6.2.1/html-single/Console_Reference/index.html#ConsoleFabricContainerCreateCloudArgs
[2] https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_JBoss_Fuse/6.2.1/html-single/Console_Reference/index.html#ConsoleFabricContainerCreateSshArgs

FYI, refer to ENTESB-5254, which enhances the help descriptions for the --new-user(-xxx) command options.