Specifications

Basic System Administration
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Enable
Methods
AllowsserversforVirtualCenter
extensionstoenablecertainoperations
onobjectsmanagedbyVirtualCenter.
NouserVIClientinterfaceelementsare
associatedwiththisprivilege.
VConly Anyobject Rootfolder
Licenses Seeswhatlicensesareinstalledand
addsorremoveslicenses.
Userinterfaceelement–Licensestab,
Configuration>LicensedFeatures
HCand
VC Anyobject Rootfolder
LogEvent Logsauser‐definedeventagainsta
particularmanagedentity.
Userinterfaceelement–Shouldaskfor
areasonwhenshuttingdownor
rebootingahost.
HCandVC Allobjects All
inventory
objects
Manage
Custom
Attributes
Adds,removes,renamescustom
attributesforamanagedentity.
Userinterfaceelement–
Administration>
CustomAttributes
VConly Allobjects Rootfolder
Proxy Allowsaccesstoaninternalinterface
foraddingorremovingendpointstoor
fromtheproxy.
NouserVIClientinterfaceelementsare
associatedwiththisprivilege.
VConly Allobjects Rootfolder
ScriptAction Schedulesascriptedactionin
conjunctionwithanalarm.
Userinterfaceelement–Alarm
Settings
dialogbox
VConly All
inventory
objects
All
inventory
objects
Service
Managers
Allowsuseoftheresxtopcommandin
theRemoteCLI.
NouserVIClientinterfaceelementsare
associatedwiththisprivilege.
HCandVC Hosts Hosts
SetCustom
Attributes
Views,creates,andremovescustom
attributefields.
Userinterfaceelement–Anylistview
showsthe
fieldsdefinedandallows
settingthem
VConly Allobjects All
inventory
objects
Table A-6. Global Privileges (Continued)
Privilege
Name Description Affects
Pair with
Object
Effective on
Object