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= VMWare Client Auto Authentication =

**Summary**: This is a tutorial on configuring auto authentication towards vCenter on the old vSphere client before everything was changed to a web client. \\
**Date**: Around 2013 \\
**Refactor**: 4 January 2025: Checked links and formatting. \\
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== Auto Authenticate to VirtualCenter ==

The vSphere client is (by default) installed in:
<code>
C:\Program Files\VMware\Infrastructure\Virtual Infrastructure Client\Launcher\VpxClient.exe
</code>

Since VirtualCenter 2.5.2 you can pass your Windows credentials automatically to the virtualcenter when you log on. To do so, add these switches to the executable:
<code>
-passthroughAuth -s <VirtualCenter hostname/ip-address>
</code>

== Auto Authenticate with Different Credentials ==

In stead of using your own Windows credentials there are also possibilities to login with a different username and password. To do so, add these switches to the executable:
<code>
-s <VirtualCenter hostname/ip-address> -u <username> -p <password>
</code>

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