error general system when installing vmware tools

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  I installed VMware Tools successfully, but when I try to configure the real GUI, told me that I must be an administrator to perform tasks. I tried to change (what I thought was root) my login to an administrator and tried to do a su - root in Terminal mode. Order root authentication fails. I tried this in Ubuntu and Fedora when I know that the only created account was the one I use. I have to redo the installation and create the first user "root"? I don't get a sign # in mode Terminal - just the sign $. My main goals are to allow a reader to CD-ROM and full screen.

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• Upgrade to 2.0.6 Fusion and when "install VMware tools" is selected - nothing happens

  First time poster.  Search discussions but have not seen a solution to my situation (I hope that I was not missing).  After you have made the choice to install VMware Tools, the option under the Virtual Machine then offers a selection of "Cancel VMware Tools Installation" but seems to be charged is stuck.  Yellow warning sign icon at the bottom right highlights "VMware tools can be improved" and when you click it, a context menu appears asking permission for Windows host process (Rundll32) to run and do so brings the VMware tools properties but clicking OK or update tools does nothing.

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• Cannot install VMware Tools.

  Hello

  my client have esx1 and esx2 - vSphere vCenter device 6.0 and 6.0 knots. When I try to install VMware tools on Windows Server vm = error:

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  Cannot install VMware Tools. An error occurred trying to access the image file ' / usr/lib/vmware/isoimages/windows.iso ' to install VMware Tools: 2 (no such file or directory). If your product comes with the module of VMware tools, VMware ESX to reinstall, then try again to install the VMware Tools package in the virtual machine

  When I connect to esx1 via Putty and check ' usr/lib/vmware /-the 'isoimages' folder missing.»

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• MRS. install vmware tools when retrieving test?

  
  Hi all

  When I test recovery on my VMs on some of them, I see VMware tools has been installed or updated.

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• Cannot install vmware tools on the guest operating system ubuntu!

  Hello

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  .. .pls help me through

  
  

  According to the guidelines of the screenshot, you typed

  sudo mkdir/mnt/cdrom

  The correct syntax is

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• 1327 error trying to install VMWare Tools - RESOLVED

  Yes, I searched "Error 1327" and found a ton of entries, of which none has helped me.

  Running Windows XP, SP3 under Fusion 2.06 in my iMac.  Received a message that my VMWare tools are outdated. Tried to install; Get the following message: "Error 1327 Invalid Drive E:\. »

  What I REALLY have to go digging in the registry to resolve this problem?

  Is there a simple step by step procedure for those of us who are intimidated by the registry changes?

  The right thing to do would be to fix incorrect information in the Windows registry in one of the following locations that contains wrong information...

  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
  
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
  

  Or you could try the following, but it may not work, but you don't have to enter in the Windows registry, if it isn't.

  In a command prompt (start > run > CMD) and use the SUBST command as in the following in your report example is "E:\. "as invalid.

  SUBST E: C:\
  

  Try to install VMware Tools and the SUBST command should not survive restarts, but if it does so in a command prompt using the following command.

  SUBST E: /D
  

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• PowerShell remoting to install VMWare tools

  Greetings

  It is true that it is probably focused more on PowerShell and less on VMware VMware tools is the target

  I'm trying to write a script to install VMware tools remotely on the virtual machines that do not have VMware tools installed.

  So far I have the below...

  Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Cis.Core

  Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Core

  Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.HA

  Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk

  Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Storage

  Import-Module VMware.VimAutomation.Vds

  Se connect-VIServer vCenterserver.domain

  
  

  $username = "domain\username"

  $SecurePassword = Read-Host -Quick ' Enter * FIELD * password " -AsSecureString

  $Credentials = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential '

  -ArgumentList $UserName $SecurePassword

  
  

     $VM = "Test01"

     Get-vm $VM | Dismount-Tools

     Get-vm $VM | Mount-Tools

  $RMsession = New-PSSession -ComputerName $VM -Credential $Credentials

  Invoke-Command -Session $RMSession -ScriptBlock { }$CDRom = Get-WmiObject -class Win32_CDROMDrive | select Drive | ForEach {$_. {{ Drive}}

  { Invoke-Command -Session $RMSession -ScriptBlock { }$Subpath = '\setup.exe s-v - SB ADDLOCAL = all THE REBOOT = R'}

  { Invoke-Command -Session $RMSession -ScriptBlock { }$ExecuteEXE = Join-Path -Path $CDRom -ChildPath $Subpath}

  { Invoke-Command -Session $RMSession -ScriptBlock { }start-process $executeEXE}

  output

  Remove-PSSession *

  Disconnect VIServer * -confirm:$False

  
  

  I confirmed that $executeEXE = indeed Z:\setup.exe s - v - SB ADDLOCAL = ALL REBOOT = R

  When I run the script in the ISE, I get:

  Start-Process: this command cannot be executed due to the error: the system cannot find the specified file.

  Online: 1 character: 14

  + start-process < < < < $executeEXE

  + CategoryInfo: InvalidOperation: (:)) [Start-Process], InvalidOperationException)

  + FullyQualifiedErrorId: InvalidOperationException, Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.StartProcessCommand

  It is true that I am very inexperienced with PowerShell remoting.

  It seems that when I run the script it seems in fact be invoking the command on the remote computer, but rather on the local computer. VMware tools are piling up and the path in $executeEXE is 100% correct and the PSSession is also open, no doubt, but not magic?

  Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

  Greetings LucD

  Looks like I may have found the problem.

  Looking for a way run the background process, so that I can do a get-process, while he was running to show he was running, I discovered that start-process allows you to specify the - ArgumentList parameter. (windows - start a detached in PowerShell background process - Stack Overflow) (2 responses)

  So, it looks like this:

  Invoke-Command - Session $RMSession - ScriptBlock {"$CDRom = Get - WmiObject - class Win32_CDROMDrive | select drive"}

  | ForEach {$_.} Disk}; $Subpath = '\setup.exe '; $ExecuteEXE is $CDRom join-Path-Path - ChildPath $Subpath;. start-process $executeEXE - ArgumentList's - v - SB ADDLOCAL = ALL REBOOT = R'}

  To my surprise translates:

  [Test01]: C:\ PS > Get-Process of installation *.

  Manages the NPM PM (K) k VM (M) CPU Id ProcessName

  -------  ------    -----      ----- -----   ------     -- -----------

  68 10 1540 5088 56 3220 0.17 setup

  108 10 2324 7340 76 0.14 3504 setup64

  And VMware tools installed.

  Thank you very much for your time and trouble. Always very appreciated!

• Error in win 7 certificate VmWare tools

  Hello

  I use VmWare Player 6.0.2 build-1744117 on Linux Debian. I installed win 7 on it, and when I tried to install VmWare Tools I get this error: "a certificate error occurred for the update server. Check your Internet settings or contact your system administrator.  But I don't think it's my internet settings because the internet does not work in the virtual machine (win 7) as well as my host OS. I also don't use proxy.

  How can I solve this problem? I really want to install VmWare Tools. Please help me to fix it.

  I enclose the screenshots with the error and my internet settings.

  To work around the problem, you can use the instructions of Re: Vmplayer tools error when using tools VMware files located here.

• Ubuntu LTS 14.04 will not install VMWare Tools ability to shared folders

  Get the following error when trying to install VMWare Tools within a host running Ubuntu LTS 14.04.  I tried to open a ticket in the VMWare system and got an error (lose faith in Vmware here as an ESXi + client Fusion...)
  

  
  

  
  

  Looks like Vmware must update VMware tools for Ubuntu 14.04 kernel headers?

  
  

  make: Entering directory ' / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs - only '

  / usr/bin/make /lib/modules/3.13.0-24--c generic/build/include /... SUBDIRS = $PWD SRCROOT = $PWD. \

  MODULEBUILDDIR = modules

  make [1]: Entering directory ' / usr/src/linux-headers-3.13. 0-24-generic '

  CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/Backdoor.o

  CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/backdoorGcc64.o

  CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/bdhandler.o

  CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/cpName.o

  CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/cpNameLinux.o

  CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/cpNameLite.o

  CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/dentry.o

  CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/dir.o

  CC [M] / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/file.o

  / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only/file.c: In function 'HgfsOpen':

  / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only / file.c:685:27: error: incompatible type for argument 3 of 'HgfsSetUidGid'

  (current_fsuid(), current_fsgid());

  ^

  In file included from/tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only / file.c:46:0:

  / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only / fsutil.h:92:6: Note: expected "uid_t" but the argument is of type 'kuid_t'

  void HgfsSetUidGid (struct inode * parent)

  ^

  / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only / file.c:685:27: error: incompatible type for argument 'HgfsSetUidGid' 4

  (current_fsuid(), current_fsgid());

  ^

  In file included from/tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only / file.c:46:0:

  / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs- only / fsutil.h:92:6: Note: expected 'gid_t"but the argument is of type 'kgid_t'

  void HgfsSetUidGid (struct inode * parent)

  ^

  make [2]: * [/ tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs -only/file.o] Error 1

  make [1]: * [_module_/tmp/modconfig -vL08ip/vmhgfs-only] error 2

  make [1]: leaving directory ' / usr/src/linux-headers-3.13. . 0-24-generic '

  make: * [vmhgfs.ko] error 2

  make: leaving directory ' / tmp/modconfig-vL08ip/vmhgfs - . only '

  The filesystem (vmhgfs module) driver is used only for the shared folder

  feature. The rest of the software provided by VMware Tools is designed to work

  regardless of this function.

  If you want the shared folders feature, you can install the driver of

  running vmware-config - tools.pl once after being assured that gcc, binutils, make

  and your kernel sources are installed on your computer.

  These packages are available on the installation of your distribution CD.

  [Press the Enter key to continue]

  Seems to work fine with the tools in the recent update to VMware Fusion 6.0.3:

  http://www.VMware.com/go/downloadfusion

  Certainly the tools should be updated in order to support a view recent guests of Ubuntu Unity (disabled, sofar, also with 6.0.3 + 14.04): maybe in Fusion 6.1, who knows...

• How to install VMware tools correctly on Linux Mint 15 cinnamon on Fusion 5.0.3

  Hello

  First of all, I understand that Linux Mint is not supported (side: anyone know if this will change?), so I appreciate any help.  My main problem is with the folders shared

  Dead ends

  So far, I've run into some dead ends:

  1. I watched install VMware Tools in Linux Mint 15 cinnamon (Olivia) - YouTube - but this facility has been the "'VMware Workstation 9.0.2 ' and the author admits"I don't know if it works or not with the fusion." "

  2 I downloaded a a copy of the latest vmwaretools for linux of deposit of CDS - /www/stage/session-32/cds/vmw-desktop/fusion/5.0.3/1040386/packages only to find it was exactly the same as the package vmwaretools this merger gives me at least VMwareTools - 9.2.2 - 893383
  

  Some success

  I had some mild success by running the following commands before installing - it seems to stop error messages:

  apt-get update
  sudo apt-get install build-essential
  sudo apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`
  sudo apt-get install xinetd
  

  But my MAJOR PROBLEM IS...

  When I try to activate the shared folders while the guest is running, I see a message:

  

  Or if I turn on shared folders when the guest does NOT work, I don't get an error message - but I don't see either record hgfs under/MNT

  Other research

  I read can't see the shared folders in Linux guest (Windows host) and Re: sharing files on drive betw host and the guest does not work on Ubuntu 13.04 and even tried to run the script vmtoolspatch of WoodyZ of this post - with the following result:

  user@GNS3WB62 /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib $ ./vmtoolspatch 
   
   
  patching file driver.c
  Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected!  Assume -R? [n] n
  Apply anyway? [n] y
  Hunk #1 FAILED at 152.
  Hunk #2 FAILED at 1978.
  Hunk #3 succeeded at 1962 (offset -71 lines).
  2 out of 3 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file driver.c.rej
  patching file inode.c
  Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected!  Assume -R? [n] n
  Apply anyway? [n] y
  Hunk #1 succeeded at 62 with fuzz 2 (offset 12 lines).
   
   
  To install VMware Tools type the following
  commands, pressing Enter after each:
   
   
  cd /tmp/vmware-tools-distrib
  sudo ./vmware-install.pl
  

  But after the installation of the VMware shared folders tools has not always worked.

  My plea

  Someone has successfully shared folder with Linux Mint 15 cinnamon (32 bit - no codecs) invited 5.0.3 fusion and if so could you share the steps that you used?

  My system Details

  I tried this using VMware Fusion 5.0.3 in both a

  MacMini running Lion Server (OS X 10.7.5) 2 GHz Intel Core i7 16 GB of DDR3 memory and a

  MacBook Pro running 2.8 GHz Intel Core Duo 8 GB DDR3 (OS X 10.8.4) Mountain Lion

  I have only this tried using Linux Mint 15 cinnamon (32 bit - no codecs)

  Well, starting with the basic installation created by using the linuxmint-15-cinnamon-dvd-nocodecs-32bit.iso image under VMware Fusion 5.0.3 I did the following.

  sudo apt - get install linux-headers-$(uname-r)

  sudo ln-s/usr/src/linux-headers-$ (uname-r)/include/generated/uapi/linux/version.h /usr/src/linux-headers-$(uname-r)/include/linux/version.h

  Excerpt from vmtoolspatch.zip in my Home Directory.

  Excerpt from the VMware Tools VMwareTools - 9.2.2 - 893683.tar.gz to: / tmp

  Open a Terminal, by default, the base directory, then:

  wkz@linuxmint15x86nc ~ $. / vmtoolspatch

  patch the file driver.c

  patching file inode.c

  To install VMware Tools, type the following command

  commands, pressing ENTER after each:

  CD/tmp/vmware-tools-distrib

  sudo./VMware-install.pl

  wkz@linuxmint15x86nc ~ $ cd/tmp/vmware-tools-distrib

  wkz@linuxmint15x86nc/tmp/vmware-tools-distrib $ sudo./vmware-install.pl

  Once VMware Tools have been installed, I rebooted and had access to the VMware shared folders.

  So it works with the basic install however I do not run apt - get update then apt - get upgrade or use one kernel other then the default.  So once the changes then the scrip may not work and I don't have time to test each variable and am just trying to give some automated solution just to make it easier to patch based on what is said in the Notes section in the script.  Really don't want to maintain it and others can build on this and or do something similar.

  Make sure that the stamp of Date/time on the file vmtoolspatch is Jul 15 00:04:00 2013 as who has worked with this test.

• "Easy Install cannot install VMware tools"

  As I began to create a virtual machine for Ubuntu 12.10, VMware Player displays a message indicating that it recognizes this OS and install it and VMware Tools with Easy Install. "Good idea," I thought to myself 'I am all in favor of easy'.

  And the installation went great, until VMware Player try to install VMware Tools. This is where the process has frozen and not exceeded. Now, whenever I try to start my VM the screen says "install VMware Tools... Please wait. »

  How can I fix?

  Personally speaking General and I use Easy Install, especially with the Linux Distros!   With some Easy Install distributions do not properly size the volume/boot, causing issues later during the upgrade of nuclei.  I don't like what he does with it two CD/DVD of configuration and how it leaves things when doing even if it can be cleaned manually to the top.

  I recommend not to use is installed and instead select "I will install the operating system later" and then create a manual installation of the Linux operating system and then install VMware Tools then.

• Cannot install VMware tools - "cannot find the component...". »

  I created a Windows XP Pro VM under a host Windows 7 Pro using Player 4.02. When I try to install VMware tools I get the message "can't find conponent on the update server. Contact VMware support or your system administrator. "The host and guest both can work a network connectivity and the internet. I saw at least another poster on another forum mentioned this error message and told him to install by mounting the ISO and install it manually. I looked in every subdirectory of the installation of the reader and any windows.iso file could not be found. Is it supposed to be there in this version of the player? If this is not the case, how can I get the iso? Any help is appreciated.

  This question will probably be corrected in the next few days and I see this with other versions.  Right now the last repository showing is: http://softwareupdate.vmware.com/cds/vmw-desktop/player/4.0.1

• Do not install vmware tools

  VMware dear users,.

  I'm quite new to vmware players.

  My host system is OpenSuse 11.3 and I want to run Windows 7 (64) as a guest operating system. The windows installation went without any problems, but I am unable to have a display full screen of my guest operating system. I read somewhere on the web that it could be due to the fact that I have not installed VMWARE tools. When you click on "install VMWARE tools" I get the followign error.

  Component not found on the update server. Contact VMware Support or your system administrator.

  I use VMWARE player 3.1.3 build-324285.

  Has anyone experienced the same issue?

  Thank you all for your help.

  Kind regards

  Sylvain

  Hi sylvain

  I'm using 3.1.1 version. After that I installed my first guest, he automatically ask to d/l vmware tools and I

  allowed the computer to d/l all the tools. It has downloaded all the tools. Hope you logged as administrator.

  Try again!