Running Guest OS Operations
Published: 2026-03-13 · Archived: 2026-04-06 00:07:33 UTC
GuestAliasManager
AddGuestAlias
define alias for guest account
ListGuestAliases
list guest aliases for specified user
ListGuestMappedAliases
list alias map for in-guest user
RemoveGuestAliasByCert
remove certificate associated aliases
GuestAuthManager
AcquireCredentialsInGuest
authenticate, return session object
ReleaseCredentialsInGuest
release session object
ValidateCredentialsInGuest
check authentication data or timeout
GuestFileManager
ChangeFileAttributesInGuest
change attributes of file in guest
CreateTemporaryDirectoryInGuest
make a temporary directory
CreateTemporaryFileInGuest
create a temporary file
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DeleteDirectoryInGuest
remote directory in guest OS
DeleteFileInGuest
remove file in guest OS
InitiateFileTransferFromGuest
start file transfer from guest OS
InitiateFileTransferToGuest
start file transfer to guest OS
ListFilesInGuest
list files or directories in guest
MakeDirectoryInGuest
make a directory in guest
MoveDirectoryInGuest
move or rename a directory in guest
MoveFileInGuest
rename a file in guest
GuestWindowsRegistryManager
CreateRegistryKeyInGuest
create a registry key
DeleteRegistryKeyInGuest
delete a registry key
DeleteRegistryValueInGuest
delete a registry value
ListRegistryKeysInGuest
list registry subkeys for a given key
ListRegistryValuesInGuest
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list registry values for a given key
SetRegistryValueInGuest
set or create a registry value
GuestProcessManager
ListProcessesInGuest
list processes running in guest OS
ReadEnvironmentVariableInGuest
read environment variable in guest
StartProgramInGuest
start running program in guest
TerminateProcessInGuest
stop a running process in guest
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ne-guest-operations/running-guest-os-operations.html
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