Download Safari Books Online apps: Apple iOS | Android

Entire Site

Safari Books Online

    Free Trial

    Safari Books Online is a digital library providing on-demand subscription access to thousands of learning resources.


    Copyright
    Preface
    Ch. 1. VMware Infrastructure Installation
    Ch. 2. Storage
    Ch. 3. Networking
    Ch. 4. Resource and vCenter Management
    Ch. 5. Useful Command-Line Tools
    Entering Maintenance Mode via the Command Line
    Displaying Server Information
    Viewing the ESX Version
    Changing the Virtual Disk from BusLogic to LSI Logic
    Hiding the VMware Tools Icon
    Emptying a Large Virtual Machine Logfile
    Viewing Disk Partitions via the Console
    Monitoring CPU Usage
    Monitoring Memory
    Monitoring Storage Performance
    Monitoring Network Usage
    Managing Virtual Switches
    Generating a Logfile for VMware Support
    Checking ESX Patches
    Enabling NTP in vCenter
    Enabling NTP via the Command Line
    Changing the ESX Server’s Time
    Using TCP Wrappers
    Restarting the vCenter Agent
    Unregistering a Virtual Machine via the Command Line
    Registering a Virtual Machine via the Command Line
    Finding Virtual Machine Snapshots
    Renaming a Virtual Machine via vCenter
    Renaming a Virtual Machine via the Command Line
    Using Host Files
    Setting ESX Options Using the Command Line
    Configuring Authentication Choices Using the Command Line
    Manipulating the Bootloader
    Manipulating the Crash Dump Partition
    Configuring a Firewall on the Command Line
    Managing ESX Driver Modules
    Configuring Storage Multipathing
    Managing NFS Mounts
    Managing Disk Volumes with ESX4
    Configuring Ethernet Adapters
    Rescanning Host Bus Adapters
    Managing ESX4 Add-ons from the Command Line
    Managing Resource Groups from the Command Line
    Managing VMkernel Network Routes
    Configuring Software iSCSI Options
    Configuring Hardware iSCSCI Options
    Upgrading Your Version of VMware
    Displaying vmhba Names with Associated Mappings
    Managing SCSI Device Mappings with ESX4 vSphere
    Managing VMkernel Ports
    Managing vswif Console Network Settings
    Ch. 6. General Security
    Ch. 7. Automating ESX Installation
    Colophon
    • Create BookmarkCreate Bookmark
    • Create Note or TagCreate Note or Tag
    • DownloadDownload
    • PrintPrint
    Share this Page URL
    Help

    Chapter 5. Useful Command-Line Tools > Configuring Authentication Choices Using...

    5.27. Configuring Authentication Choices Using the Command Line

    5.27.1. Problem

    You want to use the command line to set authentication parameters such as the type of authentication, the authentication server, and password aging.

    5.27.2. Solution

    Run the esxcfg-auth command on the ESX Server.


      

    You are currently reading a PREVIEW of this book.

                                                                                            

    Get instant access to over
    $1 million worth of books and videos.

      

    Start a Free Trial