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JanPihlgren
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VMware Workstation 12.5 doesn't start

I use Mageia 6 whith kernel 4.9.50

I try to start vmware-workstation-server but it refuse to start.

This is what I did:

First:

[root@Humlan jan]# systemctl start vmware-workstation-server.service

Job for vmware-workstation-server.service failed because the control process exited with error code.

See "systemctl status vmware-workstation-server.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.

[root@Humlan jan]#

Then:

[root@Humlan jan]# journalctl -xe

sep 18 15:56:17 Humlan.localdomain systemd[1]: Starting SYSV: This services starts and stops the Workstation as a Server daemon....

-- Subject: Unit vmware-workstation-server.service has begun start-up

-- Defined-By: systemd

-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel

--

-- Unit vmware-workstation-server.service has begun starting up.

sep 18 15:56:17 Humlan.localdomain vmware-workstation-server[14286]: [42B blob data]

sep 18 15:56:17 Humlan.localdomain systemd[1]: vmware-workstation-server.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1

sep 18 15:56:17 Humlan.localdomain systemd[1]: Failed to start SYSV: This services starts and stops the Workstation as a Server daemon..

-- Subject: Unit vmware-workstation-server.service has failed

-- Defined-By: systemd

-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel

--

-- Unit vmware-workstation-server.service has failed.

--

-- The result is failed.

sep 18 15:56:17 Humlan.localdomain systemd[1]: vmware-workstation-server.service: Unit entered failed state.

sep 18 15:56:17 Humlan.localdomain systemd[1]: vmware-workstation-server.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

sep 18 15:56:26 Humlan.localdomain nmbd[11095]: [2017/09/18 15:56:26.801974,  0] ../source3/libsmb/nmblib.c:873(send_udp)

sep 18 15:56:26 Humlan.localdomain nmbd[11095]:   Packet send failed to 192.168.122.255(137) ERRNO=Operationen inte tillåten

sep 18 15:56:26 Humlan.localdomain nmbd[11095]: [2017/09/18 15:56:26.802061,  0] ../source3/nmbd/nmbd_packets.c:179(send_netbios_packet)

sep 18 15:56:26 Humlan.localdomain nmbd[11095]:   send_netbios_packet: send_packet() to IP 192.168.122.255 port 137 failed

sep 18 15:56:26 Humlan.localdomain nmbd[11095]: [2017/09/18 15:56:26.802094,  0] ../source3/nmbd/nmbd_namequery.c:245(query_name)

sep 18 15:56:26 Humlan.localdomain nmbd[11095]:   query_name: Failed to send packet trying to query name MYGROUP<1d>

...skipping...

sep 18 15:56:17 Humlan.localdomain systemd[1]: Starting SYSV: This services starts and stops the Workstation as a Server daemon....

-- Subject: Unit vmware-workstation-server.service has begun start-up

-- Defined-By: systemd

-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel

--

-- Unit vmware-workstation-server.service has begun starting up.

sep 18 15:56:17 Humlan.localdomain vmware-workstation-server[14286]: [42B blob data]

sep 18 15:56:17 Humlan.localdomain systemd[1]: vmware-workstation-server.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1

sep 18 15:56:17 Humlan.localdomain systemd[1]: Failed to start SYSV: This services starts and stops the Workstation as a Server daemon..

-- Subject: Unit vmware-workstation-server.service has failed

-- Defined-By: systemd

-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel

--

-- Unit vmware-workstation-server.service has failed.

--

-- The result is failed.

sep 18 15:56:17 Humlan.localdomain systemd[1]: vmware-workstation-server.service: Unit entered failed state.

sep 18 15:56:17 Humlan.localdomain systemd[1]: vmware-workstation-server.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

sep 18 15:56:26 Humlan.localdomain nmbd[11095]: [2017/09/18 15:56:26.801974,  0] ../source3/libsmb/nmblib.c:873(send_udp)

sep 18 15:56:26 Humlan.localdomain nmbd[11095]:   Packet send failed to 192.168.122.255(137) ERRNO=Operationen inte tillåten

sep 18 15:56:26 Humlan.localdomain nmbd[11095]: [2017/09/18 15:56:26.802061,  0] ../source3/nmbd/nmbd_packets.c:179(send_netbios_packet)

sep 18 15:56:26 Humlan.localdomain nmbd[11095]:   send_netbios_packet: send_packet() to IP 192.168.122.255 port 137 failed

sep 18 15:56:26 Humlan.localdomain nmbd[11095]: [2017/09/18 15:56:26.802094,  0] ../source3/nmbd/nmbd_namequery.c:245(query_name)

sep 18 15:56:26 Humlan.localdomain nmbd[11095]:   query_name: Failed to send packet trying to query name MYGROUP<1d>

I don't understand what to do.

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parmarr
VMware Employee
VMware Employee

Just looking at the issue, this is a failed installation of VMware Workstation. Please review KB Collecting diagnostic information for VMware Workstation (1346) on gathering the logs particularly for VMware Workstation 12.x and later versions:

sudo vm-support-collect-host-support-info

When the process completes, you are presented with a message informing you that a file was created in your host's home folder. The compressed support bundle name begins with vmsupport and includes a date stamp for month, day, and year. It would help if this is added to the thread. 

Sincerely, Rahul Parmar VMware Support Moderator
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