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Sample: login to guest example

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#44 opened on May 30, 2014

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Description

Create some simple sample that addresses requests like https://github.com/vmware/pyvmomi/issues/22

And formalizes...

# executes /bin/touch /tmp/hello.txt
cmdspec = pyVmomi.vim.vm.guest.ProcessManager.ProgramSpec(arguments='/tmp/hello.txt', programPath='/bin/touch')

# cmdoutput returns a pid
cmdoutput = si.content.guestOperationsManager.processManager.StartProgramInGuest(vm=vm, auth=creds, spec=cmdspec)

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Create a sample script that demonstrates guest login and command execution using pyVmomi. Refer to the provided code snippet and existing samples.
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