You can resolve this issue by making one of these changes on the system on which you run esxcli commands:
Note: Disabling or changing SELinux policy to permissive is a significant change to the security of the client system. Do not make this change unless you have in-depth knowledge of SELinux and your local network security policies.For instructions to disable SELinux and to change the SELinux policy to permissive, see:Note: The preceding links were correct as of September 23, 2011. If you find the link is broken, provide feedback and a VMware employee will update the link.