Adding exception users list using host profile to ESXi host, fails with: Cannot apply the host configuration.
hostd.log: - hostd complains about user not found.
2025-03-24T07:22:05.920Z In(166) Hostd[1049634]: [Originator@6876 sub=Vimsvc.TaskManager opID=m886brhd-27623-auto-lbn-h5:70002848-e9-01-de-78fb-7929 sid=52212be5 user=vpxuser] Task Created : haTask-ha-host-vim.host.HostAccessManager.updateLockdownExceptions-251532
2025-03-24T07:22:05.921Z Wa(164) Hostd[1049629]: [Originator@6876 sub=UserDirectory opID=m886brhd-27623-auto-lbn-h5:70002848-e9-01-de-78fb-7929 sid=52212be5 user=vpxuser] User lookup failed for 'gs.global/abc'
2025-03-24T07:22:05.921Z Er(163) Hostd[1049629]: [Originator@6876 sub=Vimsvc.AuthorizationManager opID=m886brhd-27623-auto-lbn-h5:70002848-e9-01-de-78fb-7929 sid=52212be5 user=vpxuser] User not found: N7Vmacore9Authorize25AuthUserNotFoundExceptionE(User administrator@vsphere.local)
2025-03-24T07:22:05.923Z Er(163) Hostd[1049596]: --> [context]zKq7AVICAgAAAL9+cgEMaG9zdGQAAEjKR2xpYnZtYWNvcmUuc28AAVNQ4mhvc3RkAAEJV+QAy4E2AVo65IJ4RlkBbGlidmltLXR5cGVzLnNvAAG1lWIAHtssAOD/LAA7UFIDUngAbGlicHRocmVhZC5zby4wAAQ/Ug9saWJjLnNvLjYA[/context]
2025-03-24T07:22:05.924Z In(166) Hostd[1049629]: [Originator@6876 sub=AdapterServer opID=m886brhd-27623-auto-lbn-h5:70002848-e9-01-de-78fb-7929 sid=52212be5 user=vpxuser] AdapterServer caught exception; <<52212be5-2c19-a401-fab5-2a8bb54642cc, <TCP '127.0.0.1 : 8307'>, <TCP '127.0.0.1 : 31772'>>, ha-host-access-manager, vim.host.HostAccessManager.updateLockdownExceptions, <vim.version.v8_0_3_0, internal, 8.0.3.0>, [N11HostdCommon18VmomiAdapterServer19ActivationResponderE:0x0000004dd7a07ba8]>, N3Vim5Fault12UserNotFound9ExceptionE(Fault cause: vim.fault.UserNotFound
2025-03-24T07:22:05.925Z In(166) Hostd[1049596]: --> )
2025-03-24T07:22:05.925Z In(166) Hostd[1049596]: --> [context]zKq7AVICAgAAAL9+cgEMaG9zdGQAAOPJR2xpYnZtYWNvcmUuc28AASR5XWhvc3RkAAFehOEBPuxUATI75IJ4RlkBbGlidmltLXR5cGVzLnNvAAG1lWIAHtssAOD/LAA7UFIDUngAbGlicHRocmVhZC5zby4wAAQ/Ug9saWJjLnNvLjYA[/context]
2025-03-24T07:22:05.925Z In(166) Hostd[1049629]: [Originator@6876 sub=Vimsvc.TaskManager opID=m886brhd-27623-auto-lbn-h5:70002848-e9-01-de-78fb-7929 sid=52212be5 user=vpxuser] Task Completed : haTask-ha-host-vim.host.HostAccessManager.updateLockdownExceptions-251532 Status error
2025-03-24T07:22:05.925Z In(166) Hostd[1049629]: [Originator@6876 sub=Solo.Vmomi opID=m886brhd-27623-auto-lbn-h5:70002848-e9-01-de-78fb-7929 sid=52212be5 user=vpxuser] Activation finished; <<52212be5-2c19-a401-fab5-2a8bb54642cc, <TCP '127.0.0.1 : 8307'>, <TCP '127.0.0.1 : 31772'>>, ha-host-access-manager, vim.host.HostAccessManager.updateLockdownExceptions, <vim.version.v8_0_3_0, internal, 8.0.3.0>, [N11HostdCommon18VmomiAdapterServer19ActivationResponderE:0x0000004dd7a07ba8]>
2025-03-24T07:22:05.925Z Db(167) Hostd[1049629]: [Originator@6876 sub=Solo.Vmomi opID=m886brhd-27623-auto-lbn-h5:70002848-e9-01-de-78fb-7929 sid=52212be5 user=vpxuser] Arg users:
2025-03-24T07:22:05.925Z Db(167) Hostd[1049596]: --> (string) [
2025-03-24T07:22:05.925Z Db(167) Hostd[1049596]: --> "da-user",
2025-03-24T07:22:05.925Z Db(167) Hostd[1049596]: --> "nsx-user",
2025-03-24T07:22:05.925Z Db(167) Hostd[1049596]: --> "mux_user",
2025-03-24T07:22:05.925Z Db(167) Hostd[1049596]: --> "root",
2025-03-24T07:22:05.925Z Db(167) Hostd[1049596]: --> "gs.global/abc"
2025-03-24T07:22:05.925Z Db(167) Hostd[1049596]: --> ]
vSphere 7.x
vSphere 8.x
ESXi is not added to domain to pull up the users from Active Directory.