Data Object - Permission

Property of
HostEnableAdminFailedEvent, HostSecuritySpec, ManagedEntity
Parameter to
ResetEntityPermissions, SetEntityPermissions
Returned by
RetrieveAllPermissions, RetrieveEntityPermissions, RetrieveRolePermissions
Extends
DynamicData
See also
ManagedEntity

Data Object Description

This data object type provides assignment of some role access to a principal on a specific entity. A ManagedEntity is limited to one permission per principal.

Properties

Name Type Description
entity*ManagedObjectReference
to a ManagedEntity

Managed entity the permission is defined on. Left unset when calling setPermissions or resetPermissions, but present for the results of permission queries.
groupxsd:boolean

Whether principal refers to a user or a group. True for a group and false for a user.
principalxsd:string

User or group receiving access in the form of "login" for local or "DOMAIN\login" for users in a Windows domain.
propagatexsd:boolean

Whether or not this permission propagates down the hierarchy to sub-entities.
roleIdxsd:int

Reference to the role providing the access.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
dynamicProperty, dynamicType
*Need not be set
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