While trying to add the domain administrator to my VMware View Composer settings in VMware View Manager, I was getting the following errors repeatedly:
Wrong Domain
Bad user name or Password
I have found out that the problem was caused by my Virtual Center where VMware View Composer reside was not a part of the domain, and was not using my domain controller as a DNS resolver. To resolve this problem I had came up with two solution:
1- Use your domain controller DNS as the DNS resolver on your VMware vCenter / VMware View Composer Server if possible.
2- On the View Composer server, add the domain name to the domain controller’s IP address mapping in the Windows hosts file: %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts.
For example:
111.345.333.235 <domain name>
111.345.333.235 <domain name>
Please note this is seems to be a well known issue. A VMware KB with the second solution I provided can be found here: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=1007837&sliceId=2
Though the KB did not mention the first solution I mentioned above, it is 100% workable & supported.
If this saved you some headache and time, please take the time to share your experience with us. Thanks.
One response to “VMware View manager problem when entering domain administrator for the View Composer setting”
It worked like a charm for me. Thanks