Data Object - GuestFileAttributes

Property of
FileTransferInformation, GuestFileInfo
Parameter to
ChangeFileAttributesInGuest, InitiateFileTransferToGuest
Extended by
GuestPosixFileAttributes, GuestWindowsFileAttributes
Extends
DynamicData
Since
vSphere API 5.0

Data Object Description

Different attributes for a guest file.

Properties

Name Type Description
accessTime*xsd:dateTime

The date and time the file was last accessed. If this property is not specified when passing a GuestFileAttributes object to InitiateFileTransferToGuest, the default value will be the time when the file is created inside the guest.
modificationTime*xsd:dateTime

The date and time the file was last modified. If this property is not specified when passing a GuestFileAttributes object to InitiateFileTransferToGuest, the default value will be the time when the file is created inside the guest.
symlinkTarget*xsd:string

The target for the file if it's a symbolic link. This is currently only set for Linux guest operating systems, but may be supported in the future on Windows guest operating systems that support symbolic links. This property gives information about files when returned from ListFilesInGuest or InitiateFileTransferFromGuest as part of a GuestFileAttributes object. This property will be ignored when passing a GuestFileAttributes object to InitiateFileTransferToGuest or ChangeFileAttributesInGuest.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
dynamicProperty, dynamicType
*Need not be set
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