local user for /usr/bin/vmware-vim-cmd

[hansis]

Hello

I have added a new user to the group users.

then I have put this line into /etc/sudoers:

%testuser ALL=NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/sudo, /bin/bash, /usr/bin/vim, /usr/bin/vimsh, /usr/bin/vmware-vimsh, /usr/bin/vmware-vim-cmd, /usr/bin/vmware-cmd

also i have edited the /etc/security//access.conf with +:testuser:ALL

But when I run the command vmware-vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms I get the error Failed to login: vim.fault.NoPermission.

What do I have to do?

see this posting

thx

hansi

[MartinAmaro]

The error you are getting is because you do not have permission to run that evelated command.

Okay so just to confirm you are runing the command like

sudo /usr/vmware/bin/vmware-vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms

Then you enter the password..

also he easiest way I found to allow users to run elevated commands is to add the user you created to weels group and remove the hash of wheel and remove the line you created in /etc/sudoers example

## Allows people in group wheel to run all commands

%wheel ALL=(ALL)           ALL

you can add the user to wheel group with the following command

usermod -G wheel username

Why are you doing this via the console? ..... I would  recomend using Powercli becuase as you continue to upgrade your version  of ESX there will be no console to login ..

[hansis]

hello

many thanks

now it works.

i have esx4.1 - on the next version is no console more?

I am running a shutdown-shell-script.

hansi

[AndreTheGiant]

IMHO I suggest to start using PowerCLI or vMA to build your scripts