How to avoid using the root account of ESXi 4.1

The plugin works fine with ESXi 4.1 (the new licensed version). Tested with IBM xSeries and HP Proliant.

If you do not want to use the root account, but a dedicated account for monitoring, you can try this steps:

in vSphere
– create a nagios user
– add this user to the root group
– Assign the “No access” role to the nagios user

Youll’have the right to access from the plugin, but the nagios user will not be able to access with the vsphere client, the console and, SSH.