This may be a duplicate of #64727. Can you please give a ls -l ~/.vmware output.
** Changed in: vmware-player (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- VMWare Player only runs with root privileges https://launchpad.net/bugs/67460 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs