Monitor vCenter - user permissions
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What are the minimum permissions for the user account used by PRTG to monitor PRTG? Hoping it's just read only...
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When you say "monitor PRTG", what do you mean exactly?
Apr, 2018 - Permalink
sorry I meant monitor vcenter
What are the minimum permissions for the user account used by PRTG to monitor vCenter? Hoping it's just read only...
Apr, 2018 - Permalink
Yes, if want to create an account with read-only, that should work just fine. We don't do any writing of data.
Apr, 2018 - Permalink
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When you say "monitor PRTG", what do you mean exactly?
Apr, 2018 - Permalink