diff --git a/vmware/manifests/server.pp b/vmware/manifests/server.pp
index deb12ee..775f26a 100644
--- a/vmware/manifests/server.pp
+++ b/vmware/manifests/server.pp
@@ -48,13 +48,20 @@ class vmware::server {
                          Class["puppet::client"], ],
 	    notify  => Exec["restart-vmware-mgmt"],
         }
-
         exec { "restart-vmware-mgmt":
             command     => "/etc/init.d/vmware-mgmt restart && sleep 10",
             path        => "/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin",
             user        => root,
             refreshonly => true,
         }
+
+        exec { "vmware-admin-add-${vmware_admin_group}":
+            command => "/usr/bin/vmware-vim-cmd vimsvc/auth/entity_permission_add 'vim.Folder:ha-folder-root' '${vmware_admin_group}' 'true' 'Admin' 'true'",
+            path    => "/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin",
+            user    => root,
+            unless  => "/usr/bin/vmware-vim-cmd vimsvc/auth/entity_permissions 'vim.Folder:ha-folder-root' | egrep 'principal|roleId' | cut -d= -f2 | sed -e 'N;s/\\n/ /' | fgrep -- -1 | grep '\"${vmware_admin_group}\"'",
+            require => Service["vmware"],
+        }
     }
 
 }