PowerShell Script to add users and permissions to the ESX host

Here is a script to add the user accounts...

You have a script to add the permissions?

  1. Original by c_shanklin @ http://communities.VMware.com/message/1013362

Function New-VMHostShellAccount {param ($Name, $Password = $null, $Description = $null, $PosixId = $null) $SvcInstance = Get-view serviceinstance $AcctMgr = Get-View $SvcInstance.Content.AccountManager $AcctSpec = new-object VMware.Vim.HostPosixAccountSpec $AcctSpec.id = $ $Name = AcctSpec.password $AcctSpec.description $Password = $Description $AcctSpec.shellAccess = $false # Enable shell access $AcctSpec.posixId = $PosixId $AcctMgr.CreateUser ($AcctSpec) # Create user Get-VMHostAccount |} Where-Object {$_.} {ID - eq $Name} # Write new user in the output stream just as New-VMHostAccount would be}

  1. Added by Timothy cutting

$vcs = @ ($vcs) += connect-viserver "VCSERVER01" $vcs += connect-viserver "VCSERVER02" $vcs += connect-viserver "VCSERVER03" $vcs += connect-viserver "VCSERVER04" $vcs += connect-viserver 'VCSERVER05' $vcs += connect-viserver 'VCSERVER06 '.

$user = Read-Host "authenticate - USER NAME" $pass = Read-Host "Authenticate - PASSWORD" $newuser = Read-Host "Create new user account" $newpass = Read-Host "Create New Password" $description = Read-Host "Create Description" $Id = Read-Host "to create identification number.

$vmhosts = get-VMHost-Server $vcs | Sort-Object Name

foreach ($vmhost in $vmhosts) {Write-Host $vmhost Connect-VIServer $vmhost - user $user-password $pass New-VMHostShellAccount-name $newuser - $newpass - $Description - $Id PosixId Description password}

Take a look at create roles of directors by script.

Here, I show you how to create a new 'role' and then how to assign this role, as well as accounts or shareholders as they are called in the API, entity.

An ESX Server has 3 built in roles ('No Access', 'Read only' and 'Administrator'), but you can create your own roles with just the privileges that you need.

Note that the VI Toolkit for Windows Community Extensions contain functions to manage roles and permissions.

Extensions require to use PowerShell v2 CTP3!

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