Remove-VICredentialStoreItem
This cmdlet removes the credential store items that match the specified Host and User parameters. At least one of the Host and User parameters must be provided. To remove all passwords, call "Remove-VICredentialStoreItem *", which is a wildcard matching all hosts.
Syntax
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required
|
CredentialStoreItem | VICredentialStoreItem[] | named |
|
Specifies the credential store items you want to remove. |
| optional | ProgressAction | ActionPreference | named |
|
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| optional | User | String | 1 |
|
Specifies a user to filter the credential store items you want to remove. |
| optional | File | String | 2 |
|
Specifies the file location of the credential store items that are to be removed. |
| optional | Host | String | named |
|
Specifies a host to filter the credential store items you want to remove. |
| optional | ProgressAction | ActionPreference | named |
|
Output
Examples
Example 1
Remove-VICredentialStoreItem -Host 192.168.1.100 -Confirm
Removes all credentials for the specified host from the default credential store file.
Example 2
Remove-VICredentialStoreItem -User 'admin' -Host '192.168.*' -File 'credentials.xml' -Confirm
Removes all credentials for the specified user and network from a credential store file.
Related Commands
VICredentialStoreItem
This cmdlet retrieves the credential store items available on a vCenter Server system.
This cmdlet creates a new entry in the credential store.
This cmdlet removes the specified credential store items.