User Access to a VM

[Ritmo2k]

Since the vnc backdoor doesnt work in esx 3.5, is there any existing webapp besides the builtin ui that I can give a set of users access to a few vm's with?

I don't want to use the existing ui for security reasons and it seems to be far to confusing for the users.

Thanks!

[Gerrit_Lehr]

Depending on what kind of access the users require, you could either let them access the VM OS directly (RDP, VNC etc.) or create a User with the role of Virtual Maschine User, Virtual Maschine Power User, Read-Only, Virtual Maschine Administrator etc. in Virtual Infrastructure Client for the Virtual Center.

Kind Regards,

Gerrit Lehr

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[Texiwill]

Hello,

Windows VMs, use RDP

Linux VMs, use VNC, or RDP

You will need to set up the guest OS appropriately. I would restrict access to the Remote Console to just admins.

Best regards,

Edward L. Haletky

VMware Communities User Moderator

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[Ritmo2k]

Its a win2k vm, I was needing to maintain in a vanilla state. I will install vnc on it...

Thanks!