Managed Object - GuestAuthManager

Property of
GuestOperationsManager
See also
GuestAuthentication, VirtualMachine
Since
vSphere API 5.0


Managed Object Description

Properties

Name Type Description
None

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
AcquireCredentialsInGuest, ReleaseCredentialsInGuest, ValidateCredentialsInGuest

AcquireCredentialsInGuest

Required Privileges
None

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the GuestAuthManager used to make the method call.
vm PManagedObjectReference
to a VirtualMachine

Since vSphere API 5.0
requestedAuth PGuestAuthentication

Since vSphere API 5.0
sessionID* Pxsd:long

Since vSphere API 5.0
*Need not be set PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type Description
GuestAuthentication

Faults

Type Description
GuestOperationsFault
InvalidState
RuntimeFaultThrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.
TaskInProgress

Events

Type
None



ReleaseCredentialsInGuest

Required Privileges
None

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the GuestAuthManager used to make the method call.
vm PManagedObjectReference
to a VirtualMachine

Since vSphere API 5.0
auth PGuestAuthentication

Since vSphere API 5.0
PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type Description
None

Faults

Type Description
GuestOperationsFault
InvalidState
RuntimeFaultThrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.
TaskInProgress

Events

Type
None



ValidateCredentialsInGuest

Required Privileges
None

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_thisManagedObjectReference A reference to the GuestAuthManager used to make the method call.
vm PManagedObjectReference
to a VirtualMachine

Since vSphere API 5.0
auth PGuestAuthentication

Since vSphere API 5.0
PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type Description
None

Faults

Type Description
GuestOperationsFault
InvalidState
RuntimeFaultThrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.
TaskInProgress

Events

Type
None