# Managed Object - GuestAuthManager

Property of
  GuestOperationsManager
See also
  GuestAuthentication, VirtualMachine
Since
  vSphere API 5.0

## Managed Object Description

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
None

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
AcquireCredentialsInGuest, ReleaseCredentialsInGuest, ValidateCredentialsInGuest

# AcquireCredentialsInGuest

Required Privileges
  None

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the GuestAuthManager used to make the method call.
vm P | ManagedObjectReference to a VirtualMachine | Since vSphere API 5.0
requestedAuth P | GuestAuthentication | Since vSphere API 5.0
sessionID* P | xsd:long | Since vSphere API 5.0

*Need not be set P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
GuestAuthentication |

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
GuestOperationsFault |
InvalidState |
RuntimeFault | Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.
TaskInProgress |

Events

Type
None

# ReleaseCredentialsInGuest

Required Privileges
  None

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the GuestAuthManager used to make the method call.
vm P | ManagedObjectReference to a VirtualMachine | Since vSphere API 5.0
auth P | GuestAuthentication | Since vSphere API 5.0

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
None

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
GuestOperationsFault |
InvalidState |
RuntimeFault | Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.
TaskInProgress |

Events

Type
None

# ValidateCredentialsInGuest

Required Privileges
  None

Parameters

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
_this | ManagedObjectReference | A reference to the GuestAuthManager used to make the method call.
vm P | ManagedObjectReference to a VirtualMachine | Since vSphere API 5.0
auth P | GuestAuthentication | Since vSphere API 5.0

P Required privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type | Description
--- | ---
None

Faults

Type | Description
--- | ---
GuestOperationsFault |
InvalidState |
RuntimeFault | Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.
TaskInProgress |

Events

Type
None