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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+"""
+* *******************************************************
+* Copyright (c) VMware, Inc. 2016. All Rights Reserved.
+* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+* *******************************************************
+*
+* DISCLAIMER. THIS PROGRAM IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT
+* WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN,
+* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. THE AUTHOR SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED
+* WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY,
+* NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+"""
+
+
+from vmware.vapi.vsphere.client import create_vsphere_client
+from com.vmware.vapi.std.errors_client import NotFound, InvalidArgument, AlreadyExists
+
+from samples.vsphere.common import sample_cli
+from samples.vsphere.common import sample_util
+from samples.vsphere.common.ssl_helper import get_unverified_session
+
+from getpass import getpass
+from pprint import pprint
+
+
+class LocalAccounts:
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        parser = sample_cli.build_arg_parser()
+        args = sample_util.process_cli_args(parser.parse_args())
+        session = get_unverified_session() if args.skipverification else None
+        self.client = create_vsphere_client(server=args.server,
+                                            username=args.username,
+                                            password=args.password,
+                                            session=session)
+        self.local_accounts = self.client.appliance.LocalAccounts
+
+    def run(self):
+        """
+        Running the workflow for Local accounts.
+        It creates local account and updates its default security settings.
+        Deletes the created local account at the end.
+        """
+
+        print("Listing available accounts")
+        self.list_accounts()
+
+        print("Create local account for yourself")
+        local_user = self.create_local_account()
+
+        print("Updating the local accounts security settings")
+        self.update_local_account_security(local_user)
+
+        print("Get information for specific account")
+        self.get_account_info()
+
+        print("Deleting the local account")
+        self.delete_local_account(local_user)
+
+    def get_account_info(self):
+        try:
+            username = input("username ::")
+            pprint(self.local_accounts.get(username))
+        except NotFound as e:
+            print("Local Account mentioned is not found")
+
+    def list_accounts(self):
+        pprint(self.local_accounts.list())
+
+    def create_local_account(self):
+        account_created = False
+        try:
+            config = self.local_accounts.Config()
+            print("The following are minimum details required to create local account")
+            username = input("username of local account ::")
+            config.password = getpass("password ::")
+            print("Roles can be operator, admin, superAdmin.")
+            config.roles = [input("role :: ")]
+            config.full_name = input("Full name of user ::")
+
+            self.local_accounts.create(username=username, config=config)
+            print("Listing available accounts after creation of " + username)
+            self.list_accounts()
+            account_created = True
+        except AlreadyExists as e:
+            print("local account is already present")
+        except InvalidArgument as e:
+            print(str(e))
+        return username if account_created else None
+
+    def update_local_account_security(self, username):
+        # update the account security settings with custom default
+        config = self.local_accounts.UpdateConfig()
+        config.days_after_password_expiration = 1
+        config.inactive_after_password_expiration = True
+        config.warn_days_before_password_expiration = 7
+        self.list_accounts()
+        try:
+            if username is not None:
+                self.local_accounts.update(username, config)
+        except NotFound as e:
+            print("Local Account mentioned is not found")
+
+    def delete_local_account(self, username):
+        if username is not None:
+            self.local_accounts.delete(username=username)
+            print("Listing available accounts after deletion of " + username)
+            self.list_accounts()
+
+
+def main():
+    try:
+        local_accounts = LocalAccounts()
+        local_accounts.run()
+    except Exception:
+        import traceback
+        traceback.print_exc()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()