The and files are protected by access controls on the $VCLOUD _ HOME/etc folder and the files themselves. Do not change the permissions on the files or folder as it may either give too much access, reducing security, or restrict access too much, stopping the VMware vCloud Director software from working. In order for the access controls to properly work, physical and logical access to the VMware vCloud Director servers must be strictly limited to those with a need to log in and only with the minimal levels of access required. This involves limiting the use of the.