How to use a Microsoft Windows domain account with virt-who?

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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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