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VMware GSX Server Administration Guide
Only You Can See Virtual Machines You Create
When you create a new virtual machine, the virtual machine by default is private;
other users cannot see or use the virtual machine. If you want all users to be able to
use the virtual machine, follow the custom path when you create the virtual machine.
Otherwise, you can change the private setting in the virtual machine settings editor.
When a virtual machine is private, it appears in the inventory of the console of the
user who created it. The virtual machine does not appear in the inventory of consoles
for other users connected to the host. The virtual machine appears in the VMware
Management Interface only when you are logged on with the account that created
the virtual machine.
Other users cannot browse to the virtual machine and add it to the inventory.
If the virtual machine is made private after it has been created, it disappears from
other users' inventories.
To specify whether a virtual machine is private after it has been created, complete the
following steps.
1. Select the virtual machine in a console and choose VM > Settings. The virtual
machine settings editor appears.
2. Click the Options tab, then click Permissions.
3. To make the virtual machine private, check Make this virtual machine private.
To allow all users to see and use this virtual machine, clear the check box.
4. Click OK to save your settings and close the virtual machine settings editor.