I have made multiple attempts to run VMPlayer on my Mint v19 host - it installs with multiple errors and will let me create a Win7 64 Bit client but then will not re-open the client once it is closed.
Trying to Open a previous created VM causes empty this folder to be created. Closing the VMPlayer and reopen and folder isn't there until you again try to open the VM.
Windows 7 x64.vmx.lck
I've tried the umask solutions, setting umask to both 0002 and 0007 as suggested elsewhere and for both my user and root. No change.
Double-click on the actual client .vmx file opens the client.
VMware Tools is not available in the VMPlayer even when a download happens as the client is starting. Also the VMPlayer has no option to delete client machines, which seems odd.
There is no hostd so can't be a 'proxy.xml' to change permissions on as suggested.
markmcd@Ringworld:~$ vmplayer
[AppLoader] Use shipped Linux kernel AIO access library.
An up-to-date "libaio" or "libaio1" package from your system is preferred.
[AppLoader] Use shipped Linux kernel AIO access library.
An up-to-date "libaio" or "libaio1" package from your system is preferred.
I/O warning : failed to load external entity "/etc/vmware/hostd/proxy.xml"
(vmplayer:7104): Gtk-WARNING **: 09:11:11.675: Inserting action group 'Base' into UI manager which already has a group with this name
(vmplayer:7104): Gtk-WARNING **: 09:11:11.675: Inserting action group 'WindowActions' into UI manager which already has a group with this name
I uninstalled and ran a fresh install then tried to open the in plave VM - zips of the logs are attached.
Trying to Open a previous created VM causes empty this folder to be created. Closing the VMPlayer and reopen and folder isn't there until you again try to open the VM.
Windows 7 x64.vmx.lck
I've tried the umask solutions, setting umask to both 0002 and 0007 as usggested elsewhere and for both my user and root. No change.
Double-click on the actual client .vmx file opens the client.
VMware Tools is not available in the VMPlayer even when a download happens as the client is starting. Also the VMPlayer has no option to delete client machines, which seems odd.
Linux Mint 19 Tara.
VMware-Player-15.5.0-14665864.x86_64.bundle
Virtualisation is active in BIOS. AMD CPU/MBoard.
strace =
root@Ringworld:/etc# strace -f /etc/vmware
execve("/etc/vmware", ["/etc/vmware"], 0x7ffd58b5b238 /* 27 vars */) = -1 EACCES (Permission denied)
fstat(2, {st_mode=S_IFCHR|0620, st_rdev=makedev(136, 0), ...}) = 0
write(2, "strace: exec: Permission denied\n", 32strace: exec: Permission denied
) = 32
getpid() = 19915
exit_group(1) = ?
+++ exited with 1 +++
Any suggestions would be welcome.
Sadly I have exactly the same problem. If you double click the .vmx file for your Win7 client the guest machine will open. That's as far as I've got. I also have the same issue with VMWare guest addons.
I'm seriously thinking of regressing to Mint 18.3 and VMWare 12.x which works correctly.
Do you have a link to download the v2 or other previous version of VMWare? I had a look around and couldn't find one to use.
Downgrading Linux is not my 1st choice - I'll likely use VirtualBox instead. Not as good but at least it works as specced.
NVM on the download Q. I found the VMW DL area and it has a choice of versions.
Also there's a new version to the one I had a problem with, v15.5.1 I'm also DL'ing v15.1.0 to try if the new version doesn't fix the issues.