diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_local_user_facts.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_local_user_facts.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright: (c) 2018, Abhijeet Kasurde <akasurde@redhat.com>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {
+    'metadata_version': '1.1',
+    'status': ['preview'],
+    'supported_by': 'community'
+}
+
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: vmware_local_user_facts
+short_description: Gather facts about users on the given ESXi host
+description:
+    - This module can be used to gather facts about users present on the given ESXi host system in VMware infrastructure.
+    - All variables and VMware object names are case sensitive.
+    - User must hold the 'Authorization.ModifyPermissions' privilege to invoke this module.
+version_added: "2.6"
+author:
+- Abhijeet Kasurde (@akasurde) <akasurde@redhat.com>
+notes:
+    - Tested on ESXi 6.5
+requirements:
+    - "python >= 2.6"
+    - PyVmomi
+extends_documentation_fragment: vmware.documentation
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = r'''
+- name: Gather facts about all Users on given ESXi host system
+  vmware_local_user_facts:
+    hostname: esxi_hostname
+    username: root
+    password: vmware
+  register: all_user_facts
+'''
+
+RETURN = r'''
+local_user_facts:
+    description: metadata about all local users
+    returned: always
+    type: dict
+    sample: [
+        {
+            "full_name": "Administrator",
+            "principal": "root",
+            "user_group": false,
+            "user_id": 0,
+            "user_shell_access": true
+        },
+        {
+            "full_name": "DCUI User",
+            "principal": "dcui",
+            "user_group": false,
+            "user_id": 100,
+            "user_shell_access": false
+        },
+    ]
+'''
+
+try:
+    from pyVmomi import vim, vmodl
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.vmware import PyVmomi, vmware_argument_spec
+
+
+class VMwareUserFactsManager(PyVmomi):
+    def __init__(self, module):
+        super(VMwareUserFactsManager, self).__init__(module)
+
+        if self.is_vcenter():
+            self.module.fail_json(msg="Failed to get local authorization manager settings.",
+                                  details="It seems that %s is a vCenter server "
+                                          "instead of an ESXi server." % self.params['hostname'])
+
+    def gather_user_facts(self):
+        """
+        Function to gather facts about local users
+
+        """
+        results = dict(changed=False, local_user_facts=[])
+        user_account = self.content.userDirectory.RetrieveUserGroups(None, '', None, None, False, True, False)
+        if user_account:
+            for user in user_account:
+                temp_user = dict(principal=user.principal,
+                                 full_name=user.fullName,
+                                 user_group=user.group,
+                                 user_id=user.id,
+                                 user_shell_access=user.shellAccess)
+                results['local_user_facts'].append(temp_user)
+        self.module.exit_json(**results)
+
+
+def main():
+    argument_spec = vmware_argument_spec()
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec)
+    vmware_local_user_facts = VMwareUserFactsManager(module)
+    vmware_local_user_facts.gather_user_facts()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/vmware_local_user_facts/aliases b/test/integration/targets/vmware_local_user_facts/aliases
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+++ b/test/integration/targets/vmware_local_user_facts/aliases
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+posix/ci/cloud/group1/vcenter
+cloud/vcenter
+destructive
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/vmware_local_user_facts/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/vmware_local_user_facts/tasks/main.yml
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+++ b/test/integration/targets/vmware_local_user_facts/tasks/main.yml
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+# Test code for the vmware_local_user_facts module.
+# Copyright: (c) 2018, Abhijeet Kasurde <akasurde@redhat.com>
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+# Commenting local user testcases as older vcsim docker image
+# does not support this.
+
+#- name: make sure pyvmomi is installed
+#  pip:
+#    name: pyvmomi
+#    state: latest
+#  when: "{{ ansible_user_id == 'root' }}"
+
+#- name: store the vcenter container ip
+#  set_fact:
+#    vcsim: "{{ lookup('env', 'vcenter_host') }}"
+
+#- debug: var=vcsim
+
+#- name: Wait for Flask controller to come up online
+#  wait_for:
+#    host: "{{ vcsim }}"
+#    port: 5000
+#    state: started
+
+#- name: kill vcsim
+#  uri:
+#    url: http://{{ vcsim }}:5000/killall
+
+# Local user manager works only with standalone ESXi server
+#- name: start vcsim
+#  uri:
+#    url: http://{{ vcsim }}:5000/spawn?esx=1
+#  register: vcsim_instance
+
+#- debug:
+#    var: vcsim_instance
+
+#- name: Wait for vcsim server to come up online
+#  wait_for:
+#    host: "{{ vcsim }}"
+#    port: 443
+#    state: started
+
+#- name: Gather facts about users
+#  vmware_local_user_facts:
+#    hostname: "{{ vcsim }}"
+#    username: "{{ vcsim_instance.json.username }}"
+#    password: "{{ vcsim_instance.json.password }}"
+#    validate_certs: False
+#  register: all_user_facts
+
+#- name: ensure user facts are gathered
+#  assert:
+#    that:
+#        - not all_user_facts.changed
+#        - all_user_facts.local_user_facts is defined