How to use a Microsoft Windows domain account with virt-who?
Issue
- How to configure
virt-who
to use a Microsoft Windows domain account? -
Using Windows domain account
virt-who
fails with an authentication error.2015-05-26 14:15:32,008 [INFO] @virtwho.py:442 - Using virt-who configuration: vcenter1 2015-05-26 14:15:32,008 [DEBUG] @virtwho.py:170 - Starting infinite loop with 3600 seconds interval 2015-05-26 14:15:43,708 [ERROR] @esx.py:154 - Unable to login to ESX Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/share/virt-who/virt/esx/esx.py", line 152, in scan self.client.service.Login(_this=self.sc.sessionManager, userName=self.username, password=self.password) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/suds/client.py", line 542, in __call__ return client.invoke(args, kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/suds/client.py", line 602, in invoke result = self.send(soapenv) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/suds/client.py", line 657, in send result = self.failed(binding, e) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/suds/client.py", line 712, in failed r, p = binding.get_fault(reply) File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/suds/bindings/binding.py", line 265, in get_fault raise WebFault(p, faultroot) WebFault: Server raised fault: 'Cannot complete login due to an incorrect user name or password.' 2015-05-26 14:15:43,709 [ERROR] @virtwho.py:118 - Error in communication with virtualization backend, trying to recover:
Environment
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5/6/7
Red Hat Satellite 5.x/6.x
Red Hat Subscription Manager
Subscription Asset Manager
virt-who
VMware vCenter with Active Directory domain user authentication
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