diff --git a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/installation/reg_linux_statelite_installation_flat b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/installation/reg_linux_statelite_installation_flat
index 54d600128..a3d62e710 100644
--- a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/installation/reg_linux_statelite_installation_flat
+++ b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/installation/reg_linux_statelite_installation_flat
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ check:rc==0
 
 cmd:genimage __GETNODEATTR($$CN,os)__-__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__-statelite-compute
 check:rc==0
-cmd:rootimagedir=`lsdef -t osimage __GETNODEATTR($$CN,os)__-__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__-statelite-compute  -i  rootimgdir -c|awk -F"=" '{print $2}'`; chroot $rootimagedir/rootimg useradd xcatuser
-check:rc==0
 cmd:liteimg  __GETNODEATTR($$CN,os)__-__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__-statelite-compute
 check:rc==0
 
@@ -87,8 +85,12 @@ check:rc!=0
 cmd:xdsh $$CN  "ls -l /bin/ping"
 cmd:xdsh $$CN "ping -c 1 127.0.0.1"
 check:rc==0
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "useradd -m xcatuser"
+check:rc==0
 cmd:xdsh $$CN "su - xcatuser sh  -c \"ping -c 1 127.0.0.1\""
 check:rc==0
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "userdel xcatuser"
+check:rc==0
 cmd:output=$(xdsh $$CN ls -al / |grep test.statelite);if [[ $? -eq 0 ]];then  xdsh $$CN rm -rf /test.tatelite;fi
 cmd:rootimgdir=`lsdef -t osimage __GETNODEATTR($$CN,os)__-__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__-statelite-compute|grep rootimgdir|awk -F'=' '{print $2}'`; if [ -d $rootimgdir ]; then rm -rf $rootimgdir;fi
 check:rc==0
diff --git a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/installation/reg_linux_statelite_installation_hierarchy_by_nfs b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/installation/reg_linux_statelite_installation_hierarchy_by_nfs
index 90d929feb..27e0b4439 100644
--- a/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/installation/reg_linux_statelite_installation_hierarchy_by_nfs
+++ b/xCAT-test/autotest/testcase/installation/reg_linux_statelite_installation_hierarchy_by_nfs
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ check:rc==0
 
 cmd:genimage __GETNODEATTR($$CN,os)__-__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__-statelite-compute
 check:rc==0
-cmd:rootimagedir=`lsdef -t osimage __GETNODEATTR($$CN,os)__-__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__-statelite-compute  -i  rootimgdir -c|awk -F"=" '{print $2}'`; chroot $rootimagedir/rootimg useradd xcatuser
-check:rc==0
 cmd:liteimg __GETNODEATTR($$CN,os)__-__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__-statelite-compute
 check:rc==0
 cmd:prsync /install $$SN:/
@@ -107,8 +105,12 @@ check:rc!=0
 cmd:xdsh $$CN  "ls -l /bin/ping"
 cmd:xdsh $$CN "ping -c 1 127.0.0.1"
 check:rc==0
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "useradd -m xcatuser"
+check:rc==0
 cmd:xdsh $$CN "su - xcatuser sh  -c \"ping -c 1 127.0.0.1\""
 check:rc==0
+cmd:xdsh $$CN "userdel xcatuser"
+check:rc==0
 cmd:output=$(xdsh $$CN ls -al / |grep test.statelite);if [[ $? -eq 0 ]];then  xdsh $$CN rm -rf /test.tatelite;fi
 cmd:rootimgdir=`lsdef -t osimage __GETNODEATTR($$CN,os)__-__GETNODEATTR($$CN,arch)__-statelite-compute|grep rootimgdir|awk -F'=' '{print $2}'`; if [ -d $rootimgdir ]; then rm -rf $rootimgdir;fi
 check:rc==0