VMware vSphere SDKs and Tools 6.7

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Use the Credential Store

Your vCLI installation includes a credential store. You can establish trust for a user with the credential store.
You can manage the credential store with the
credstore-admin
 utility application, which is located in the
/Perl/apps/general
 directory inside the VMware vSphere CLI directory.
Updating the credential store is a two-step process. First you add the user and password for the server, and then you add the thumbprint for the server.
  1. Add the user and password for the target
    host to the local credential store. 
    credstore_admin.pl add --server <esxi_HOSTNAME_OR_IP> --username <user> --password <pwd>
  2. Add the thumbprint for the target
    host. This thumbprint was returned in the error when you attempted to connect to the host. 
    credstore_admin.pl add --server <esxi_HOSTNAME_OR_IP> --thumbprint <thumbprint>
  3. If you are using a non-default credential store file, you must pass it in with the
    --credstore
     option.
    If you do not use the
    --credstore
     option, the host becomes accessible without authentication.

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