How to know installed version of VMware Tools on Mac?

[VirtualMac2009]

How to know installed version of VMware Tools on Mac? For Windows and Linux is described in:

Verifying a VMware Tools build version (1003947)

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1003947

I am using VMWare Fusion 10.1.0 (7370838) on macOS 10.12.6 (16G1114) Sierra.

Thanks and Merry Christmas!

[daphnissov]

Use vmware-tools-cli for this.

[VirtualMac2009]

Thanks, but after doing it in Terminal of virtual machine, I get:

Last login: Mon Dec 25 22:06:06 on console

Mac-OS-X-Server-10-6-x:~ user$ vmware-tools-cli

-bash: vmware-tools-cli: command not found

Mac-OS-X-Server-10-6-x:~ user$

[daphnissov]

It isn't in the PATH variable so it'll have to be called directly. I don't remember where it's installed. Try find / -iname vmware-tools-cli to see where it puts it.

[RickShu]

Go to path "/Library/Application Support/Vmware Tools"

Run command: "./vmware-tools-cli -v"

Hope it helps.

Regards,

-Rick

[VirtualMac2009]

Thanks. If I execute that in Terminal, I get

Last login: Tue Dec 26 09:25:18 on ttys000

[Mac:~] user% find / -iname vmware-tools-cli

find: /.DocumentRevisions-V100: Permission denied

with hundreds more of such "Permission denied" lines (searching even in the Time Machine backup).

[VirtualMac2009]

Thanks, but such path does not exist. Executing in Terminal shows:

Last login: Tue Dec 26 09:34:57 on ttys000

[Mac:~] user% cd /Library/Application Support/Vmware Tools

cd: Too many arguments.

[Mac:~] user%

In any case, searching for

vmware-tools-cli

with EasyFind or Path Finder does not find it.

Additionally, the document

Manually uninstalling VMware Fusion (1017838)

https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1017838

does not mention such vmware-tools-cli

[wila]

Hi,

Perhaps a strange question to ask, but are you actually looking in your VM?

VMware Tools isn't installed at the host.

--

Wil

[VirtualMac2009]

Oops! Thanks. I did it in the host Mac. In the virtual machine I got:

Last login: Tue Dec 26 17:22:14 on ttys000

Mac-OS-X-Server-10-6-x:~ user$ find / -iname vmware-tools-cli

find: /.fseventsd: Permission denied

and many more permission denied. On the other hand, I get:

Last login: Tue Dec 26 17:13:44 on ttys000

Mac-OS-X-Server-10-6-x:~ user$ cd /Library/Application Support/Vmware Tools

-bash: cd: /Library/Application: No such file or directory

Mac-OS-X-Server-10-6-x:~ user$

Note that there are spaces in "Application Support" and "Vmware Tools". If I change such spaces by "\ " (backslash space) and write "/ Application" with such space, it goes to such directory but then the command returns no file:

Last login: Tue Dec 26 17:25:05 on ttys000

Mac-OS-X-Server-10-6-x:~ user$ cd /Library/ Application\ Support/VMware\ Tools

Mac-OS-X-Server-10-6-x:Library user$ ./vmware-tools-cli -v

-bash: ./vmware-tools-cli: No such file or directory

Mac-OS-X-Server-10-6-x:Library user$

Is that expected? Is normal to type spaces with backslash and to add a space in "/ Application"? Note that I know nothing about Terminal commands. Thanks.

[daphnissov]

You're in Library, not the directory where you think. Further, if you're doing a find command you'll have to use sudo to allow it.

[VirtualMac2009]

Thanks. This is what I get using sudo in Terminal in virtual machine:

Last login: Tue Dec 26 17:58:29 on ttys000

Mac-OS-X-Server-10-6-x:~ user$ cd /Library/ Application\ Support/VMware\ Tools

Mac-OS-X-Server-10-6-x:Library user$ sudo ./vmware-tools-cli -v

Password:

sudo: ./vmware-tools-cli: command not found

Mac-OS-X-Server-10-6-x:Library user$ sudo find / -iname vmware-tools-cli

find: /dev/fd/3: Not a directory

find: /dev/fd/4: Not a directory

/Library/Application Support/VMware Tools/vmware-tools-cli

find: /Volumes/VMware Shared Folders/Mac1/.DocumentRevisions-V100: Permission denied

And many more permission denied and not found lines.

UPDATE: The previous permission denied were due to the fact that "Apple - System Preferences - Sharing - File Sharing" in host Mac was OFF. Sorry about that. Once turned ON, Terminal command in virtual machine shows:

Last login: Tue Dec 26 18:08:01 on ttys000

Mac-OS-X-Server-10-6-x:~ user$ sudo find / -iname vmware-tools-cli

find: /dev/fd/3: Not a directory

find: /dev/fd/4: Not a directory

/Library/Application Support/VMware Tools/vmware-tools-cli

With high CPU usage for about 2 hours and 40 min. Then I closed Terminal.

[daphnissov · Accepted solution]

Your first error was because, again, you're in Library, not /Library/Application Support/VMware Tools. From the results of the find command, the binary is where it should be. Run /Library/Application\ Support/VMware\ Tools/vmware-tools-cli -v to show the version.

[VirtualMac2009]

Thanks. Wow, that worked in Terminal of virtual machine:

Last login: Tue Dec 26 18:08:04 on ttys000

Mac-OS-X-Server-10-6-x:~ user$ /Library/Application\ Support/VMware\ Tools/vmware-tools-cli -v

10.0.12.325 (build-4448491)

Mac-OS-X-Server-10-6-x:~ user$

BTW, the previous permission denied were due to the fact that "Apple - System Preferences - Sharing - File Sharing" in host Mac was OFF. Sorry about that. Once turned ON, Terminal command in virtual machine worked as indicated above. You made my day! Thanks again!