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VMware Tools doesn't start automatically

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#591 opened on Jul 11, 2019

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Description

Hi,

when I try to access a VM via pyvmomi VMware tools doesn't active. I can't automatically call some API calls on it, because VMware tools only activates, if I open the VM via GUI in vSphere on the Web/Remote Console before. Once I opened the VM manually I don't need to have any active session anymore, except when I try to use

creds = vim.vm.guest.NamePasswordAuthentication(username=vm_user, password=vm_pw, interactiveSession=True)

to start programs that can't be started without having interactiveSession set to True.

Is there some workaround for my problems here? I hope for help!

Thank you very much in advance!

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Research direction
Investigate the condition under which VMware Tools is started automatically versus requiring manual GUI interaction. Look into the pyvmomi documentation and community samples for guest operations, especially the interactiveSession parameter and its relation to VMware Tools startup.
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