You'll need escalated privileges to install vCLI which talks to the vSphere SDK ( you don't install the SDK as it's part of ESX(i) or vCenter exposed as WSDL web services). You don't necessary need to install with root account, standard user accounts can but will probably need to issue a sudo
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William Lam
VMware vExpert 2009
VMware ESX/ESXi scripts and resources at:
VMware Code Central - Scripts/Sample code for Developers and Administrators
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