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• Shared folders is disconnected and impossible to reconnect to the drive already in use error letter

  I have a XP Pro SP3 with all the recommended updates installed as of 10/02/2011 that sporadically will lose connections to all shared folders on the domain controller Server 2003 SP2.  The actions will connect and be accessible on initial login/start, but after an indeterminate amount of time all drives mapped on the 2 k 3 server disconnects themselves.  Actions that are located on a Samba server are always accessible and only this one workstation is having issues.  I also made sure that there is no other disk, physical or mapped, which have the same letters assigned on this workstation.   Another thing I noticed is that it seems that to do so for a particular user who is an administrator.  All users of all types seem to be able to work without any problems.

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• Workstation Pro 12.0.1 - Windows10 1511 reviews - No. of shared folders

  The OS - Ubuntu 14.10

  VMware Workstation 12.0.1 Pro

  Guest OS - 10 1511 Windows

  From the 10 1511 windows upgrade was released this week and installed, I get to join the having previously worked more shared folders.  I already tried to reinstall (repair) the VMware Tools, but without success.

  I have another virtual machine with Windows 8.1 and shared folders are always great working there.

  All the world has noticed this problem?

  Hello

  These types of problems are almost always due to an install VMware Tools broken.

  Don't try a repair within the OS installation as it will likely not resolve this (as you have already discovered in this case)

  Instead, follow these steps:

  • Uninstall VMware tools
  • Restart the guest operating system
  • Install VMware Tools
  • Restart the guest operating system.

  FWIW, this post has reported the same problem (VMware Fusion) and it was fixed by using workaround above. Shared Folders - upgrade Windows 10 of 15.11.

  --

  Wil

• Workstation and the sharing folders

  Hello

  I ' trying to prevent users to access the shared folders for security reasons. I tried two things that don't work:

  1. I defining the. VMX file with this option isolation.tools.hgfs.disable = "TRUE" but every time the virtual machine is run, the user can set the option sharing folders.

  2 - I have configured the config.indrop and UNK drop with this same parametter things.

  Is it possible on VMplayer 5 and 6 to restrict the shared folder for him have grayed out?

  Is it possible to do it well that registry (WINDOWS 7)?

  PS: I tried also with VM tools to disable the sharing options during installation but the same thing.

  Help, please

  heruka wrote: I ' trying to prevent users to access the shared folders for security reasons.

  The only way you can stop a user from changing the shared folders for a given virtual machine settings is to change its parameters of access control by encrypting and turning restrictions.

• Shared folders is longer supported?

  In Ubuntu 14.04 (faithful), I correctly filled and installed VMwareTools - 9.6.1 - 1378637.tar.gz, using patches to https://github.com/rasa/vmware-tools-patches/tree/master/patches/vmhgfs.

  
  

  I am able to mount a shared folder, but the folder is not usable. Instead, a "Not a directory" error. For example:

  # ls-l/mnt/hgfs

  method: cannot open the directory/mnt/hgfs: not a directory

  
  

  This problem has been reported previously to Re: problem module vmhgfs vmware-tools workstation 9.0.3 inspired 3.13.5 - 103 kernel fedora 19

  and https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1272196/ .

  Note that https://bugs.Launchpad.NET/Ubuntu/+source/open-VM-tools/+bug/1272196/comments/5 States:

  
  

  "The vmhgfs module (host VMWare <>- Comments file system)" is no longer supported by VMWare and it builds on recent kernels.".

  
  

  Is it, in fact, true? Shared folders is longer supported?

  
  

  If so, what are the alternatives (other than NFS, Samba, SSHFS, etc.)?
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Hello @rasa

  Unfortunately, I can't make an official statement from VMware, but I think you're wrong interpret this answer.

  The problem is that the distribution of VMware tools is a bit 'complex', the reason is actually to simplify things and have all of the drivers in VMware conveyed by the respective kernel developers and linux distributions.

  There are 3 different "tracks".

  1 Linux "inbox" drivers, for example. the drivers that are part of the kernel / linux distributions, these include, network driver vmxnet3, pvscsci driver, memory balloon pilot, vmwgfx 3d graphics driver, drivers vmci and vsock, see also: KB VMware: VMware for Linux VMware Windows support

  Down on this page you can find the part that responds to your question:

  Why a version of an operating system do not include the vmhgfs driver?

  The vmhgfs driver has been added upstream. To work around this situation, install VMware Tools provided with the workstation or Fusion products, who will install the lack vmhgfs drivers. The VMware Tools installer does not disturb VMware Windows included with the operating system.

  2 open-vmware-tools drivers, these are extra libraries extending the features. This used to contain everything that in the past but parts have been moved to inbox drivers and the part you are looking for drivers - vmhgfs - is part of the supply of office products. See also: KB VMware: VMware to open-vm-tools support

  3. the vmware tools bundled package. This is where you find the vmhgfs driver, your problem is now that you are trying to use Ubuntu 14.04 and that the OS is not out yet (next month). I installed it without any customization here, and while I can list the mount point, that is not to have the shared folder. Drag & drop between guests however works. I'll take a look at why it does not list the part after the OS is updated to the most recent (update has not since last week)

  hope this helps,

  --

  Wil

  Edit: FWIW I reinstalled the vmware tools and he has indeed missed out on the vmhgfs driver. While I can probably patch (errors appear quite trivial) I'm not in that much of a need and prefer to wait that Ubuntu has released faithful and VMware has updated the vmware tools. For now I just use drag & drop as mentioned above.

• can not access shared folders & printers in windows 2003 server client XP pro sp3 systems error showing path network not found

  can not access shared folders & printers in windows 2003 server client XP pro sp3 systems error showing network not found path.

  After restarting pc for awhile, we can access shared folder & printer but after 30 minutes (more or less) again cannot access. In the printer folder connected printer displays status as long as it is impossible to connect to the win-2003 server. Please help me out of this problem because I support banking sector.

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• Win7 64 bit cannot access my shared folders when I navigate to my computer via the same computer network

  Unable to connect to my own shared folders when I browse my computer over the network to the computer with the actions...

  That is to say: the folder shared C1 x... C2 can access \\C1\x without problem,
  but C1 Gets the error message dialog box not standard descriptions "\\C1\x is not accessible. You may not have permissions... and ends with the specified network name is no longer available. »
  I am the user who created the share and I'm trying to access the share on the same machine, it is shared as this user... what gives?  It's ridiculous!
  One might wonder why a user would access their own local through network shares when they are on the computer that is on the part...
  I have a piece of software (Builder of ship client/server on the same box) running on this workstation, I need to separate a part of the project to allow a remote workstation to work on the part of the drawing.  In order to perform the separation, the software connects to the server ship Builder and a folder (ShipConPSM) that is created when the server is installed, when I run the command split, this requires access to this folder via the "\\servername\ShipConPSM" unc path he quickly denied access and of course fails to perform the split.
  What I have to change to allow C1 to access its own shares?

  Hello Rgmiket311,

  Your question is more complex than what is generally answered in the Microsoft Answers forums. It is better suited for the IT Pro TechNet public. Please post your question in the following forum:

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• VMware Security Advisory VMSA-2016-0001 on "shared folders".

  SO, I just received this notice of VMware in my Inbox, and I don't understand how this is related to the ESXi.   I am aware of the shared folders when you are working in fusion and workstation VM, I did, but since when is that a feature in ESXi?  If it is there, his escape me all these years of work with the products of basic infrastructure...

  Can someone please shed some light on how this VMs Advisory effects running on ESXi and how to use this shared functionality issues with virtual machines running on ESXi.

  I do not see the specific newsletter you would need to have installed the toolbar of the virtual machine full version, but still, have not heard of this with ESXi and vCenter... and I can not find instructions on how to configure it with the virtual machines running on ESXi.

  Newsletter details are below:

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

  VMware security advisories

  Advisory ID: VMSA-2016-0001

  Synopsis: updates VMware ESXi, Workstation, player and Fusion

  vulnerability of elevation of comments address important privilege

  Release date: 2016-01-07

  Updated the: 07-01-2016 (NPRM)

  CVE number: CVE-2015-6933

   

  1 Summary

   

  Address updates of VMware ESXi, Fusion, player and Workstation

  elevation of privileges vulnerability important comments

   

  2. emissions

   

  VMware ESXi 6.0 without patch ESXi600-201512102-SG

  VMware ESXi 5.5 without patch ESXi550-201512102-SG

  VMware ESXi 5.1 without patch ESXi510-201510102-SG

  VMware ESXi 5.0 without patch ESXi500-201510102-SG

  VMware Workstation before 11.1.2

   

  VMware Player before 7.1.2

   

  VMWare Fusion before 7.1.2

  3. description of the problem

  Elevation of privileges important comments non-windows in VMware Tools

  Kernel memory corruption vulnerability is present in VMware tools

  "Shared folders" feature (HGFS) running Microsoft Windows. Successful

  exploitation of this issue could lead to an escalation of privilege in

  guest operating system.

  VMware would like to thank Dmitry Janushkevich of the Secunia

  Research team for reporting this issue to us.

  Note: This vulnerability does not allow for elevation of privileges of

  the guest to the host operating system. Memory of the host cannot be

  manipulation of the guest operating system by exploiting this vulnerability.

  The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (cve.mitre.org) project

  CVE-2015-6933 identifier assigned to this issue.

  Workarounds

  Removal of the feature "Shared Folders" (HGFS) already installed

  VMware Tools removes the possibility of exploitation.

  Column 4 of the following table lists the measures required to

  fix the vulnerability in each version, if a solution is

  available.

  The VMware product running replace by.

  Version of the product to Apply Patch *.

  =============                  =======    =======   =================

  VMware ESXi ESXi 6.0

  ESXi600-201512102-SG *.

  VMware ESXi ESXi 5.5

  ESXi550-201512102-SG *.

  VMware ESXi ESXi 5.1

  ESXi510-201510102-SG *.

  VMware ESXi ESXi 5.0

  ESXi500-201510102-SG *.

  VMware Workstation 12.x.x him is not affected

  VMware Workstation 11.x.x any 11.1.2

  VMware Player 8.x.x him is not affected

  VMware Player 7.x.x all 7.1.2

  VMware Fusion OSX unaffected 8.x.x

  VMware Fusion OSX 7.1.2 7.x.x

  Hello

  This seems to be a problem with VMware Tools which contains the driver HGFS. Even if it does not work on ESXi, if the virtual machine is migrated to a non-ESXi system and HGFS is enabled then HGFS would have the problem. ESXi has other controls does not affect the fact that HGFS has a problem. It's one of the reasons that the Hardening Guide said to turn it off in any case.

  Best regards
  Edward L. Haletky
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• Client cannot connect to the shared folders Windows 10

  I am running VMWare workstation 12.10 on Ubuntu 15.10, with a client Windows 10.  For a few days, something has changed which prevents my Windows client computer to connect to the VMware - shared folders I get error messages or notification of is that there is a problem: just a link to a folder shared!  DOEA anyone know what could be the cause?

  Hello

  Please take a look at this thread for VMware Fusion (whereas it is for the merger, the feature and thus work troubleshooting even for workstation)

  Shared folders - upgrade Windows 10 of 15.11.

  --

  Wil

• Shared folders Quit on me

  I run 11.1.2 on the Linux Mint 17 64 b host Workstation.  My main guest is a Windows machine.

  I've updated recently to 10 Windows in Windows 7.  I retroactively updated VMWare Windows 10 hardware compatibility setting.  I reinstalled VMWare Tools.

  Shared folders has simply stopped working.

  If there is no solution for this, I'll have to go back to my Windows 7 preview that I took to safety before the upgrade.

  Hello

  When you say 'I reinstalled VMware Tools' did you uninstall VMware Tools, restart invited, install VMware Tools, prompted to reboot, or was he "ran reinstall VMware Tools" in the menu?

  If it is the last, and then try the old menu "Reinstall" is not always works well.

  --

  Wil

• Can't see the shared folders in WIn 8.1 comments.

  I'm using VMware Workstation 10.0.1 and I earn 8.1 as my host OS.

  When I set up a VM 7 Win, shared folders are working as expected, but with a VM 8.1 Win I can't find folders in Explorer.  Also, I tried to access it via \\vmware-host and \\.host without success.

  How can I see the shared folders in a Win 81 guest VM?

  Thank you!

  Hey Psi,

  I had a similar problem. Worked fine on Windows 8.0, but after modernized this VM for Windows 8.1, the shared folder feature has stopped working. Only after the reinstallation of VMware Tools, it worked again.

  Please note that a 'fix' on VMware Tools installation does not provide it, only a complete uninstall/reboot/install/reboot sequence makes this feature back to life for me.

  Hope this helps,

  --

  Wil

• Lost access to the "shared folders" after upgrade to Windows 8.1 Overview

  After the upgrade to Windows 8.1 I no longer access my shared folders. The left pane of the file Explorer has a red x for shared folders. I am running VMware Workstation 9.0.2. The host and the guest o/s are 64-bit.

  Have you tried to uninstall/reinstall VMware Tools in the Virtual Machine (s) and/or uninstalling/reinstalling VMware Workstation?

• Fusion 5 / win 8 - shared folders

  I upgraded from Fusion 2 to 5 on a MacBook Pro which has Win XP SP3. Downloaded and installed the Win 8 upgrade package. Changed the Windows 8 operating system, but could not access the Internet. Thanks to a post of WoodyZ I had that solved this morning by adding a line in the .vmx file.

  Another problem I have to solve is that with this combination of VM/Win8, I do not see the shared folders on my Mac that I used to be able to do with the old configuration. Suggestions as to what is needed to make these records appear when I bring to the top of the file Windows Explorer?

  TNX, Jim

  Take a look at: .host alias of folder shared in My Network Places inaccessible or unavailable (1014036) & troubleshooting access to shared folders and mirrored in Fusion and workstation (1027646)

• Shared folders not available

  I have VMware workstation on a Windows 2008 host operating system 8.

  I have some linux guests for whom I allowed to shared folders and it worked fine.

  However, when the guests, I shared folders are not available.

  The option is not present under VMware settings

  Shared folders work for shared virtual computers?

  I guess that you did not read the documentation!

  From page 52 in Using VMware Workstation:

  Allow a shared folder for a virtual machine

  You can enable file sharing to a specific virtual machine. To set up a folder for sharing between virtual machines, you must configure each virtual machine to use the same directory on the network or host system share.

  NOTE You cannot enable a shared folder to a shared virtual machine or remotely.

• How to enable shared folders on VMWare Tools under ESX4

  On a windows server is running on a host ESX 4, VMWare Tools reports that the shared folders are currently disabled on the host.

  How enable and use it?

  Hello

  (VMware Shared Folders) vmhgfs driver will not work with ESX or ESXi, it is only for the workstation, Fusion, a player of nd. I would put in a virtual firewall that denies all access and dev environment, until you're ready to share data.

  You can then open a port on the firewall and have a system to capture these data via the port. The alternative is to use something like a Keyspan USB hub IP and write data on a USB key, and then physically move to the side of the "production" of the House.

  In general I find instead of much easier virtual firewall... VMsafe even won't work here.

  Best regards
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