Guest File Manager Change File Attributes In Guest

Guest File Manager Change File Attributes In Guest

Changes the file attributes of a specified file inside the guest.

Request
URI
POST
https://{vcenter-host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/GuestFileManager/{moId}/ChangeFileAttributesInGuest
COPY
Path Parameters
string
moId
Required

The unique identifier for the managed object to which the method attaches; the serialized managed object reference for a request has the form moType/moId, in this case GuestFileManager/{moId}.

string
release
Required

The vSphere release schema. The current specification covers vSphere 8.0.2.0 APIs.


Request Body
ChangeFileAttributesInGuestRequestType of type(s) application/json
Required
{
    "vm": {
        "_typeName": "string",
        "type": "string",
        "value": "string"
    },
    "auth": {
        "_typeName": "string",
        "interactiveSession": false
    },
    "guestFilePath": "string",
    "fileAttributes": {
        "_typeName": "string",
        "modificationTime": "string",
        "accessTime": "string",
        "symlinkTarget": "string"
    }
}
vm
Required

Reference to an instance of the VirtualMachine managed object.

auth
Required

GuestAuthentication is an abstract base class for authentication in the guest.

string
guestFilePath
Required

The complete path to the file to be copied in the guest. If the file points to an symbolic link, then the attributes of the target file are changed.

fileAttributes
Required

Different attributes for a guest file.

Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Responses
204

No Content

Operation doesn't return any data structure

500

GuestOperationsFault: if there is an error processing a guest operation.

GuestOperationsUnavailable: if the VM agent for guest operations is not running.

InvalidPowerState: if the VM is not powered on.

InvalidState: if the operation cannot be performed because of the virtual machine's current state.

TaskInProgress: if the virtual machine is busy.

GuestPermissionDenied: if the operation fails because the guest authentication will not allow the operation.

InvalidGuestLogin: if the the guest authentication information was not accepted.

FileFault: if there is a file error in the guest operating system.

GuestComponentsOutOfDate: if the guest agent is too old to support the operation.

OperationNotSupportedByGuest: if the operation is not supported by the guest OS.

OperationDisabledByGuest: if the operation is not enabled due to guest agent configuration.

Returns VimFault of type(s) application/json
This response body class contains all of the following: MethodFault
{
    "_typeName": "string",
    "faultCause": "MethodFault Object",
    "faultMessage": [
        {
            "_typeName": "string",
            "key": "string",
            "arg": [
                {
                    "_typeName": "string",
                    "key": "string",
                    "value": {
                        "_typeName": "string"
                    }
                }
            ],
            "message": "string"
        }
    ]
}