Yes, for some reason the value of workingDir of is not saved using the edit settings from GUI however the value of snapshot.redoNotWithParent is saved using the edit settings of the VM. For the workingDir to take affect I had to make the changes from the ESXi Shell. It sounds more to be a bug because other VMX parameters can be set using the GUI except for workingDir.
You may create a support request with GSS to confirm if its a bug or worked as designed. For now to fix the issue use CLI ![]()
-Arun
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