Cannot add "workingDir" VMX files

I need to make sure that each virtual machine has a "workingDir" in the VMX file and if this is it not to set a value. Checking the value doesn't seem to be a problem.

Get - VM | Get-tkevmx | where {$_.key - eq "workingDir"}

When I try to set the value, it seems to go through the motions without errors, but the value is not set.

Get - VM myVM | game-tkevmx-key "workingdir" - value "/ vmfs/volumes/newdir/myVM / '.

The above works if I change the channel - key to other settings. What I am doing wrong?

Maybe try a path with this syntax:

$vmConfigSpec.Files.snapshotDirectory = "[vmfsname] /SnapDir"

where "vmfsname" is the name you gave to the data store

and 'Snapdir' is a directory at the root of this data store.

Also note that there is a space between the slash and the closing brackets.

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