"Elfert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >VMware works fine under root but for some reason refuses to work under >another user. It keeps on insisting that it doesn't have permission >even though every file - windows.cfg, windows.dsk, windows.log, >windows.nvram has definitely been set rwx. The path is also undoubtedly >correct.
/usr/local/bin/vmware (or wherever) needs to be setuid root, as quite a lot of what it does requires root privileges. Make it executable only by members of a particular group if you like. >VMware does not yet, for some reason, certify or support Debian/Progeny >as a host Linux Dist.so I have been reluctant to approach them yet even >though our VMware is bought and paid for. In the case of Debian, maybe that's just because there's no-one to form a strategic marketing alliance with or whatever? :) The vmware.* newsgroups on news.vmware.com will probably be quite helpful no matter what distribution you're running. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
