VCP-DCV vSphere Security Practice Question
A vSphere administrator is troubleshooting a permissions issue. A user named 'backup_admin' is a member of the AD group 'Backup Operators'. The group has been assigned a custom role at the datacenter level with the following privileges: Virtual machine > Provisioning > Create snapshot, Virtual machine > State > Create, Revert, Remove snapshot. The user can see all VMs in the 'Production' folder but cannot see VMs in the 'Development' folder, even though both folders are under the same datacenter. The administrator confirms that no other permissions exist for this user or group, and propagation is enabled. What is the most likely reason the user cannot see the Development VMs?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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The user's group lacks the 'System > View' privilege on the Development folder.
To see objects in vCenter, a user must have the 'System > View' privilege on the parent folder. The user can see VMs in the Production folder because that folder likely inherits the 'System > View' privilege or has it explicitly. However, the Development folder does not have the 'System > View' privilege assigned to the user or group, so the VMs inside are invisible. Option A is incorrect because there is no evidence of another group denying access, and propagation is enabled. Option C is incorrect because 'Folder > Create' is not required to view existing folders or VMs. Option D is incorrect because if 'No Access' were assigned, the user would not see any objects at all; the issue is specifically the lack of 'View' on the Development folder.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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The user's permissions are inherited from a different group that denies access.
Why it's wrong here
No other permissions exist.
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The user's group lacks the 'System > View' privilege on the Development folder.
Why this is correct
The user cannot see objects if they don't have the View privilege on the parent folder.
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The user's role does not include the 'Folder > Create' privilege.
Why it's wrong here
Not needed to view existing folders.
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The user's group has been assigned 'No Access' on the Development folder.
Why it's wrong here
If 'No Access' were assigned, the user would not see any VMs under that folder, which matches, but the issue is likely a missing View privilege.
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