# Data Object - HostAccountSpec(vim.host.LocalAccountManager.AccountSpecification)

Property of
  AccountCreatedEvent, AccountUpdatedEvent, HostConfigSpec
Parameter to
  CreateGroup, CreateUser, UpdateUser
Extended by
  HostPosixAccountSpec
Extends
  DynamicData
Since
  2.0

## Data Object Description

This data object type contains common parameters for local account creation. The password and description properties are not supported for group accounts on POSIX hosts.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
description* | xsd:string | The description of the specified account.
id | xsd:string | The ID of the specified account.
password* | xsd:string | The password for a user or group.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="HostAccountSpec"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="id" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="password" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="description" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>