> > > There is file in the directory /etc/vmware which you have to delete > > > after a configure, for some strange reason. It's a blank file, but > > > unfortunately I can't remember the filename anymore. Pbb something > > > with config in its name. > > > > I believe it is called "notconfigured" and yes it is zero length. > > The file is /etc/vmware/not_configured. > > The problem is that /etc/init.d/vmware and /etc/vmware/init.d/vmware > disagree about whether the daemons are running or not. When you run > vmware-config.pl, it starts the daemons by running > /etc/vmware/init.d/vmware. Running "/etc/init.d/vmware status" will > show the daemons are not running, but trying to start that script will > fail because they actually are running. > > This can result in either the not_configured file being recreated, or > simply failing to start some of the services. This also seems to be > fixed for the current version of VMWare Workstation. > > -Richard
Ok, thanks everyone. That seems like a bug that should be fixed for 4.5 and not require an upgrade. - Grant -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
