# Fault - NamespaceWriteProtected(vim.fault.NamespaceWriteProtected)

Extends
  VimFault
Since
  vSphere API 5.1

## Fault Description

A NamespaceWriteProtected fault is thrown when an operation on namespace fails because namespace is write-protected.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
name | xsd:string | The namespace in question.
Properties inherited from VimFault
None
Properties inherited from MethodFault
faultCause, faultMessage

Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="NamespaceWriteProtected"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:VimFault"> <sequence> <element name="name" type="xsd:string"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>