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Change User Validation Settings
vCenter Server periodically validates its user and group lists against the users and groups in the user
directory. It then removes users or groups that no longer exist in the domain. You can disable validation or
change the interval between validations. If you have domains with thousands of users or groups, or if
searches take a long time to complete, consider adjusting the search settings.
For vCenter Server versions before vCenter Server 5.0, these settings apply to an Active Directory
associated with vCenter Server. For vCenter Server 5.0 and later, these settings apply to vCenter Single
Sign-On identity sources.
Note This procedure applies only to vCenter Server user lists. You cannot search ESXi user lists in the
same way.
Procedure
1 Browse to the vCenter Server system in the vSphere Web Client object navigator.
2 Select Configure and click Settings > General.
3 Click Edit and select User directory.
4 Change the values as needed and click OK.
Option Description
User directory timeout Timeout interval, in seconds, for connecting to the Active Directory server. This
value specifies the maximum amount of time vCenter Server allows a search to
run on the selected domain. Searching large domains can take a long time.
Query limit Select the check box to set a maximum number of users and groups that
vCenter Server displays.
Query limit size Maximum number of users and groups from the selected domain that
vCenter Server displays in the Select Users or Groups dialog box. If you enter 0
(zero), all users and groups appear.
Validation Deselect the check box to disable validation
Validation Period Specifies how often vCenter Server validates permissions, in minutes.
Global Permissions
Global permissions are applied to a global root object that spans solutions, for example, both
vCenter Server and vRealize Orchestrator. Use global permissions to give a user or group privileges for
all objects in all object hierarchies.
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