Obtaining User and Group
Information from UserDirectory
The
UserDirectory
managed object
allows a client application to obtain information about users and groups on a
VMware vSphere server. Properties and results vary, depending on whether the
server is a vCenter Server or an ESXi system.
- vCenter Server system. Domain controller, Active Directory, or local Windows account repository.
- ESXi host. Linux password file in/etc/passwdon the host.
For example, vCenter Server user accounts can be
managed in a Windows Active Directory server or domain controller from which
the
domainList
property of
UserDirectory
is derived. For
ESXi systems, the
domainList
property is empty.
UserDirectory Managed Object
