vmrun tool doesn't work after the latest Mac-OS security update

[jens42]

Hallo,

it seems that the vmrun-utility no longer works properly after the latest Mac-OS security update (2015-004).

If I try to run a guest application (runProgramInGuest), I will only get an error message:  Error: Invalid user name or password for the guest OS

But the user credentials are valid and it worked properly before the update of Mac OS X.

I use VMWare Fusion 7.1.1, Mac-OS 10.9.5 as host os and mac-os 10.10.3 or 10.9.5 (with security update 2015-004) as guest os.

I urgently need a solution for this problem. Any ideas or workarounds to fix this problem would be very nice.

Many thanks in advance.

jens

[jcherndon]

I was having this issue and solved it by changing the OS version to 10.11.0 in /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist

I was then able to install VMWare tools 10.1.5.

Need to change the OS version back before the mandatory reboot when install finishes.

Solution works for me, don't know how robust it is.

Tutorial: Change the OS X Version by modifying systemversion.plist

[GarretFarrell]

4.5 years later, this got us out of a bind when setting up a testing suite for legacy systems. Thank you for your service.

xoxo Lots of love