Cant browse datastore as admin?

[hristo1977]

Hi!

Im trying to set up rigths for a user. The user shall only have access to his four VM:s. I have done this:

Datacenter & Cluster: read only

Test & dev resource pool: admin (not propagate)

Chalies testpool: admin (not propagate)

VM1: admin

All rigths are defined in "this object".

The user cant browse the datastores for his VM:s (under edit settings, to mount a ISO). Its greyed out.

I now that the admin should be able to browse the datastore...

What have I missed?

Regards

H

[hristo1977]

Gave admin rigths for the user for the host that the VM is currently residing on. I cant view the datastore there either.

If I give the user admin rights at datacenter level will I be able to browse the datastore for my ISOs (and propagate).

Is this a bug? I should not have to give access to all of my datacenter for this?

Regards

Peter

[Dave_Mishchenko · Accepted solution]

vSphere 4.0 changed the way permissions for datastores and network are handled (for the better ).   See chapter 9 - http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r40/vsp_40_upgrade_guide.pdf.

Dave
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[hristo1977]

Thanks for your help!

Datacenter & Cluster: read only (not propagate)

Test & dev resource pool: read only (not propagate)

Chalies testpool: admin (propagate)

Datastores: I created a new role so that the user could browse and upload files to the DS.

I sat the permission on the folder containing our datastores.

So now the user sees only his VM:s but he can use the datastores as well.

Regards

H