maybe tmp is cleaned afterwards? I didn't check yet when vmware is calling these.
since this is only sh (dash in this case I'd think) it didn't like all the syntax. The following worked for me in a quick test: set -x LOG_FILE=/var/log/vmware-nethook-both.log exec >>${LOG_FILE} exec 2>>${LOG_FILE} -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1741207 Title: VMware Tools power-onscript did not run To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1741207/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs