Guest File Manager Make Directory In Guest

Guest File Manager Make Directory In Guest

Creates a directory in the guest OS

Request
URI
POST
https://{api_host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/GuestFileManager/{moId}/MakeDirectoryInGuest
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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 9.0.0.0 APIs.

Request Body
MakeDirectoryInGuestRequestType of type(s) application/json
Required 
"MakeDirectoryInGuestRequestType Object"
vm
Required

Virtual Machine to perform the operation on.

Required privileges: VirtualMachine.GuestOperations.Modify

auth
Required

The guest authentication data. See GuestAuthentication.

string
directoryPath
Required

The complete path to the directory to be created.

boolean
createParentDirectories
Required

Whether any parent directories are to be created.

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 directory cannot be created because the guest authentication will not allow the operation.

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

FileAlreadyExists: if the specified object already exists.

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: InlineVimFault0 
"VimFault Object"

Code Samples
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                    curl -X POST -H 'Authorization: <value>' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '[{}]' https://{api_host}/sdk/vim25/{release}/GuestFileManager/{moId}/MakeDirectoryInGuest
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