vSphere SDK for Perl Programming Guide - Documentation - VMware

vSphere SDK for Perl Programming Guide
add_password
Creates a credential store file if none exists and stores the password for a given server and user name.
If a password already exists for that server and user name, add_password overwrites that password.
Parameters
Parameter Description
server Server for the new entry. Can be an ESX/ESXi or vCenter Server system.
username User name for the new entry. VMware recommends that you create a user with appropriate
privileges and store the corresponding user name and password in the credential store. Do not
use the root or administrator user and the corresponding password.
password Password for the new entry.
Returns
Returns 1 if a password for this server and user does not exists; otherwise, returns zero.
remove_password
Removes the password for a given server and user name. If no password exists, this method has no effect.
Parameters
Parameter Description
server Server from which the password for the specified user is removed. Can be an ESX/ESXi or
vCenter Server system.
username User name for which the associated password is removed.
Returns
Returns 1 if the password existed and was successfully removed; otherwise, returns zero.
clear_passwords
Removes all passwords.
Parameters
No parameters.
Returns
Returns nothing.
get_hosts
Returns a list of all servers that have entries in the credential store.
Parameters
No parameters.
Returns
Returns a list of all servers in the credential store.
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