# Fault - UserNotFound(vim.fault.UserNotFound)

Thrown by
  AssignUserToGroup, ChangeAccessMode, ChangeOwner, RemoveGroup, RemoveUser, ResetEntityPermissions, SetEntityPermissions, UnassignUserFromGroup, UpdateLockdownExceptions, UpdateSystemUsers, UpdateUser
Extends
  VimFault
Since
  2.0

## Fault Description

Thrown when the request refers to a user or group name that could not be resolved.

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
principal | xsd:string | Principal value that failed lookup.
unresolved | xsd:boolean | Flag to indicate whether or not the lookup was unsuccessful. A false value indicates that the user does not exist in the directory. A true value indicates that the directory could not be contacted, possibly due to a network error.
Properties inherited from VimFault
None
Properties inherited from MethodFault
faultCause, faultMessage

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