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It seemed it worked initially, but when starting the VM, the error popped out
[are@work-st source]$ cat /etc/redhat-release
Fedora release 38 (Thirty Eight)
[are@work-st source]$ uname -a
Linux work-st 6.4.15-200.fc38.x86_64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Sep 7 00:25:01 UTC 2023 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Could not open /dev/vmmon: No such file or directory.
Please make sure that the kernel module `vmmon' is loaded.
sudo systemctl status vmware.service
[sudo] password for are:
× vmware.service - VMware host virtualization and network services for Workstation
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/vmware.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
Drop-In: /usr/lib/systemd/system/service.d
└─10-timeout-abort.conf
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sun 2023-09-17 08:10:29 BST; 7min ago
Process: 29915 ExecStart=/usr/lib/vmware/scripts/init/vmware start (code=exited, status=203/EXEC)
CPU: 1ms
Sep 17 08:10:29 work-st (vmware)[29915]: vmware.service: Failed to locate executable /usr/lib/vmware/scripts/init/vmware: No such file or directory
Sep 17 08:10:29 work-st (vmware)[29915]: vmware.service: Failed at step EXEC spawning /usr/lib/vmware/scripts/init/vmware: No such file or directory
Sep 17 08:10:29 work-st systemd[1]: Starting vmware.service - VMware host virtualization and network services for Workstation...
Sep 17 08:10:29 work-st systemd[1]: vmware.service: Control process exited, code=exited, status=203/EXEC
Sep 17 08:10:29 work-st systemd[1]: vmware.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Sep 17 08:10:29 work-st systemd[1]: Failed to start vmware.service - VMware host virtualization and network services for Workstation.[are@work-st source]$ sudo systemctl status vmware.service
[sudo] password for are:
× vmware.service - VMware host virtualization and network services for Workstation
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/vmware.service; enabled; preset: disabled)
Drop-In: /usr/lib/systemd/system/service.d
└─10-timeout-abort.conf
Sep 17 08:10:29 work-st systemd[1]: vmware.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
░░ Subject: Unit failed
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
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░░ The unit vmware.service has entered the 'failed' state with result 'exit-code'.
Sep 17 08:10:29 work-st systemd[1]: Failed to start vmware.service - VMware host virtualization and network services for Workstation.
░░ Subject: A start job for unit vmware.service has failed
░░ Defined-By: systemd
░░ Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
░░
░░ A start job for unit vmware.service has finished with a failure.
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░░ The job identifier is 5145 and the job result is failed.
I have lost a number of months for how long I can't use VMware workstation.