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beezle
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/etc/vmware/configrules

Trying to start a VM with CD/DVD attached to ISO at "/home/nas1/ISO/gparted-livecd-0.3.4-3.iso" where "/home/nas1" is a smbfs mounted filesystem.

Getting error...

"Message on...: Invalid value "/home/nas1/ISO/gparted-livecd-0.3.4-3.iso" for configuration key "ide0:0.fileName". Value was not accepted by rule "No System Files". Virtual machine not configured according to rules specified in /etc/vmware/configrules.

I understand what this new feature is trying to do, but if I modify the configrules to include 'accept regex_case "^/home/nas1/ISO/?"' it fails on the "Virtual IDE Devices" rule.

Seems like something is missing in the power on logic to skip rules that don't apply. What am I missing?

thx

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steven_catania
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What is this file trying to do? If we rename it, we can power on a VM with a mounted CD or Floppy. If it is pesent, we cannot start the new VM.

Steve

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divintas
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I never touched the /etc/vmware/configrules....

but I did it this way

make a softlink for the iso file or dir to the /vmimages directory and then the ISO will be accepted.

So you don't need to change the configrules

Regards,

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