REST API - info

vcenter vm guest filesystem files: info

The info structure describes a file or directory in the guest operating system. Returned by get. Warning: This structure is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented.

Representation:

JSON

{
    "size" : 1,
    "attributes" : {
        "last_accessed" : "2015-01-01T22:13:05.651Z",
        "posix_attributes" : {
            "owner" : 1,
            "permissions" : "string",
            "group" : 1
        },
        "filesystem_family" : "WINDOWS",
        "last_modified" : "2015-01-01T22:13:05.651Z",
        "win_attributes" : {
            "hidden" : true,
            "read_only" : true,
            "created" : "2015-01-01T22:13:05.651Z"
        },
        "symlink_target" : "string"
    },
    "type" : "FILE"
}

Attributes:

Name	Type	Description
Required
type	string	The type of file. Warning: This attribute is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented. Defines the valid types of files. Warning: This enumeration is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented. Value is one of: FILE: normal file. Warning: This constant is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented. DIRECTORY: directory. Warning: This constant is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented. SYMLINK: symbolic link. Warning: This constant is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented.
size	long	The file size in bytes. Warning: This attribute is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented.
attributes	file_attributes_info	Attributes of a file. Warning: This attribute is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented.
attributes.last_modified	date_time	The date and time the file was last modified. Warning: This attribute is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented.
attributes.last_accessed	date_time	The date and time the file was last accessed. Warning: This attribute is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented.
attributes.filesystem_family	string	The type of guest filesystem. Warning: This attribute is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented. Defines the types of guest operating fllesystem. Warning: This enumeration is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented. Value is one of: WINDOWS: The guest OS is a Windows variant. Warning: This constant is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented. POSIX: Linux, Solaris, etc. Warning: This constant is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented.
attributes.win_attributes.hidden	boolean	The file is hidden. Warning: This attribute is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented.
attributes.win_attributes.read_only	boolean	The file is read-only. Warning: This attribute is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented.
attributes.win_attributes.created	date_time	The date and time the file was created. Warning: This attribute is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented.
attributes.posix_attributes.owner	long	The owner ID. Warning: This attribute is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented.
attributes.posix_attributes.group	long	The group ID. Warning: This attribute is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented.
attributes.posix_attributes.permissions	string	The file permissions in chmod(2) format. This field is presented as octal. Warning: This attribute is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented.
Optional
attributes.symlink_target	string	The target for the file if it's a symbolic link. This is currently only set for Posix guest operating systems, but may be supported in the future on Windows guest operating systems that support symbolic links. Warning: This attribute is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented. Optional. Set if the file is a symbolic link.
attributes.win_attributes	windows_file_attributes_info	Windows-specific file information. Warning: This attribute is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented. Optional. It is only relevant when filesystem_family has value WINDOWS. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of `filesystem_family` is WINDOWS.
attributes.posix_attributes	posix_file_attributes_info	Posix-specific file information. Warning: This attribute is part of a new feature in development. It may be changed at any time and may not have all supported functionality implemented. Optional. It is only relevant when filesystem_family has value POSIX. This field is optional and it is only relevant when the value of `filesystem_family` is POSIX.