Questions tagged [vmware]
A company that develops virtualization software; specify which tool you're using (Workstation, Player, ESX etc...) if relevant.
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How to get the vmware version through linux command-line without accessing the ESXi server?
I don't have access to the ESXi server. I don't have root access to any machine. Just a regular user. The current machine runs on VM and has Linux as its OS. Is there a way how to know the ESXi ...
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Before you can run VMware several modules must be compiled (vmmon and vmnet)
I just restarted my Pop!_OS and when trying to open vmware it says I have to compile several modules. It then goes onto trying to compile vmmon and vmnet, which fails. and gives me an error log file.
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Multi-screen no longer supported in VM with some kernel versions
Recently (end of July 2024) my Ubuntu 22 LTS VM no longer has correct support for multiple screens.
When using a VM in full-screen mode VMware has a "Cycle multiple monitors" button.
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Is it possible to use a VMWare VDI as a proxy for SSH?
I'm currently working for a company with quite strict security measures. 90% of my work takes place on a Linux machine, but to access this machine I first have to connect to a VPN, access a Windows ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 Could not open /dev/vmmon
Tried this solution on Ubuntu 22.04,
openssl req -new -x509 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout MOK.priv -outform DER -out MOK.der -
nodes -days 36500 -subj "/CN=VMWare"
sudo /usr/src/linux-headers-`...
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VMware vmmon & vmnet 17.5.1 and Linux kernel 6.8.0 won't compile
After upgrading to kernel 6.8.0,
VMware's vmmon and vmnet couldn't compile, giving the following error:
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/tmp/vmware-host-modules-w17.5.1/vmmon-only/common/task.c:548:1: warning: no ...
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How can I mount this special disk? (.vmdk format, bootable but cound not mount...)
I got a virtual disk from a CyberSecurity vendor, I want to check the files on it.
When I set my virtual machine boot from this disk, it can normally boot.
I want to check the files on it, so I attach ...
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How to get to recovery mode if grub screen does not appear?
I cannot login my Ubuntu12.04 (which is VM running on OSX using VMWARE FUSION 6) because I have changed permission of /tmp for some purpose before rebooting the machine.
Thus I tried to boot Ubuntu ...
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Problem running vmPlayer on Fedora 21
After install the program and execute vmPlayer request the kernel headers to recompile it (I guess), after that vmP install the virtual network device, at this point show an error.
and the vmware-...
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Increase root space in RHEL
I have a VM (RHEL, in vSphere), that is running out of space in /dev/mapper/rhel-root. Wich one should be the easiest approach against this problem? I added 10GB to the virtual HardDisk of the VM and ...
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My Ubuntu 14.04 LTS doesn't have sound
I installed Ubuntu 14.04 on VMware workstation version 10.0.0 on my Windows 7 machine. After installing I figured out that it doesn't have any sound so I checked the sound settings. All items seem to ...
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how to transfer files from Kali?
I am using Kali Linux on virtual machine and i want to transfer a file from it to my phone. maybe blue-tooth or USB anything but i don't know how to do that or maybe i have to move it to my host ...
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Can't install vmware workstation 17.5 in slackware current
I can't install vmware workstation profesional 17.5 in my Slackware current, this is the error:
root@r2d2:/home/fito/Downloads# sh VMware-Workstation-Full-17.5.0-22583795.x86_64.bundle
Extracting ...
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Limiting VM CPU usage via vSphere API
How can I limit how much CPU a VM can use from vSphere API?
I found this API, but it doesn't have an option for limit:
https://developer.broadcom.com/xapis/vsphere-automation-api/latest/vcenter/api/...
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Unable to run VMware on RHEL 8 after signing vmmon and vmnet
After installing RHEL 8 with the required libraries and signed vmmon & vmnet, then imported the mok I am still unable to run a virtual machine in VMWare Workstation (the same goes for VMWare ...
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Can I inspect the VMware VMDK properties of disks used by a Linux guest from within that guest?
We operate Linux VMs hosted on a VMWare ESX cluster. We may provide several disks (VMDKs) to a VM, of different storage types: fast and expensive (SSD) vs. slower and cheaper (HDD).
Is there any way ...
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How To Set Screen Resolution Of TinyCore On GNS3 Really High?
In GNS3, I added a Firefox to the topology. It was installed on a TineyCore VM on Qemu. When I open the VM, the Max screen resolution that is available is 1024x768 which is very small for my 4K ...
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Change Owner From "root" in VMware's Shared Folder
I'm running a Xubuntu from a Windows 8 host. I can't change the owner of shared files from xubuntu by any sudo chown ... command. Is there any other way I can change the owner from the root to the ...
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SSH from OpenSSH 9 to OpenSSH 5 protocol 2 fails: “illegal argument”
I'm trying to connect from a VMware ESXi 8 machine
to a VMware ESXi 5 machine to transfer all the virtual machines.
The problem is that ssh doesn't connect.
The old machine has OpenSSH 5 and the new ...
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How to enable middle touchpad button in VMware which has Fedora/Mate as a guest?
My company laptop has been replaced. I moved from Precision 7730 (which had 3 physical touchpad buttons) to Precision 7680 which doesn't have any touchpad button, and I really miss them.
My host is ...
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E: Package 'sshpass' has no installation candidate(not able to install sshpass in linux)
sudo apt-get install sshpass
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Package sshpass is not available, but is referred to by another package. ...
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How do you install VirtualBox and VMWare on Chromebook's Linux Virtual Machine (Debian/Bullseye)?
I want to install VMWare or VirtualBox on my HP Chromebook x360's Linux Virtual Environment (Debian 11 Bullseye). The problem is that I do not know how to install it and I feel like I am missing a few ...
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Symlinking /mnt in a VM to compile file directly to VM folder
What I'm trying to do is symlinking a shared folder between my Mac and my Ubuntu VM.
The shared folders on the VM are going in /mnt/hgfs/.
On my Mac I symlink the directory (let's say macdirectory) ...
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An installation step failed! Kali Linux 2016.2 64 Bit
I'm getting an error
while trying to install Kali Linux 2016.2 64-bit in my VMware machine.
An installation step failed.
You can try to run the failing item again from the menu,
or skip it and ...
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vmnet kernel module blacklist not working
I am trying to uninstall VMware Workstation completely to re-install it on my Debian system (due to an issue I faced regarding vmnet, preventing my NAT or bridge networks from attaching to my VMs). I ...
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LVM extend filesystem based on increasing existing disk size
before couple months we extend root XFS filesystem partition size ( it was only 20G ) by adding the VMDK sdi disk and increase the root filesystem by +100G
[root@DB_OP_SERVER ~]# pvcreate /dev/sdi
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dpkg error grub-efi-amd64-signed
I am currently facing a perplexing issue while attempting to install DragonOS on VMWare, and despite several efforts, I have been unable to resolve the error outlined below.
I have performed a fresh ...
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How to increase the hard disk space of thin provisioning virtual machine?
Created thin provisioning VM (Suse Linux) with 100 GB hard disk. Now due to space requirements, I need to increase the size to 200GB. Can someone please tell me how to increase the space of the "/...
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kcompacd0 using 100% CPU with VMware Workstation 16
Same as posted in redhat bugzilla -- kcompacd0 using 100% cpu, which was closed for INSUFFICIENT_DATA.
Also same as
VMware on Linux host causes regular freezes
Arch Linux becomes unresponsive from ...
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Where to find the shared folder in Kali Linux?
I use Kali Linux as a virtual machine in VMware Workstation Player with Windows 10 Home as host.
The Player has the option to pick a Windows folder to be used as a shared folder.
I set this up, it ...
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Ubuntu 18.04.3 Problem | Reached target Cloud-init target.scripts.=/var/lib/cloud/seed/nocloud-net] [dsmode=net]. UP
Problem: Ubuntu 18.04.3 Reached target Cloud-init target.scripts.=/var/lib/cloud/seed/nocloud-net] [dsmode=net]. UP
Hello Smart People,
we have a Seafile Server running on Ubuntu.
This Server is ...
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What is the command to change the 'System clock synchronized:' setting from 'no' to 'yes' in photon os
I have a VM running Photon OS 3.0. NTP is not configured and it is using the hardware clock.
It has fallen out of sync. The hardware clock hwclock is in sync with the hypervisor time, but when I run ...
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Debian VM shows incorrect RAM size after reducing it in VMWare
I have a Linux VM running Debian 12.1. Initially, I allocated 16GB of RAM to it. However, I've since realized that I don't actually need that much memory, and 8GB should suffice. I powered down the ...
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Resize the screen resolution in cli sessions under debian
Lot of times I work with various debian virtual machine directly in the vmware console.
This is what it looks like
It is possible to resize the monitor screen like from 800x600 to 1024x768 or greater ...
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xfs_repair /dev/sdb + could not find valid secondery superblock
we have rhel 7.2 machine , and machine is VM type
since one of the machines disk failure,we performed xfs_repair /dev/sdb ( in single user mode )
finally after 1 hour we get the following message
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How do I create a windows server vm on existing linux server running cPanel?
I have a web server running Almalinux and cPanel (LAMP Stack).
We need to run a new web app created with ASP.net and SQL Server on the same server and according to our research, there is no way to do ...
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Rocky Linux 9, NFS mount issues to ESXi hosts after conversions from Centos, NFS-Common is listed
Rocky Linux 9.2
[root@mediastore8 nfs]# uname -r
5.14.0-284.25.1.el9_2.x86_64
I have upgraded/converted this box from a long running Centos system.
No hardware or other environment changes.
I have 3 ...
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How to extend filesystem partition on Ubuntu VM?
I'm running Ubuntu Desktop 14.04 as a VM on a mac with vmware fusion. I'm getting space warning issues and now want to expand from 20GB to 200GB.
I powered off the VM and on the vmware side ...
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Why ubuntu 18 not booting inder vmware?
Image imported from AZURE and converted to VMWARE. Booting stop after few seconds. Can't understanding why...
Very long loading "random:" and no loading more.
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VMware on Linux host causes regular freezes
When running a virtual machine in VMware (Ubuntu 16.04 host), both the guest system (Windows 10 at the moment) and the host system regularly become unresponsive for several seconds, e.g. when starting ...
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Connecting 2 vm having ubuntu on same device
I have a window laptop where i have installed 2 ubuntu VM's on VMWARE workstation 17 player. I have downloaded apache on one Virtual machine and DNS on the other. I have a website on ubuntu having ...
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What folder do I choose in the VMware kernel module updater?
When I run vmware in Kali Linux, this keeps showing up:
I have kernel headers for version 6.3.0-kali1-amd64. What path do I use? When I choose a folder, this shows up:
I looked up the answers online ...
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How to detect new hard disk attached without rebooting?
I'm having a little issue. I've a live system which run on RHEL 6.7 (VM) and have VMware 6.5 (which is not managed by our group) . The issue is, the other group tried to extend the capacity of an ...
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How do I execute a simple "apt-get update and upgrade" script using a crontab job?
I created update.sh as following:
#!/bin/bash
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
echo "Updated Successfully!
and created the following crontab job to run this script ...
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VMware Workstation player 17 not using host memory, stops with 2GB
i just install VMware Workstation player 17 and setup a Windows 10 VM with 4 core CPU and 5GB of Memory, But when the VM turned on it only takes 2GB of host memory and Windows 10 Task Manager shows ...
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How to extract stdout of command as variable in ansible playbook
I am trying to install docker credential store with pass on a VM using Ansible
here is the part of the credential store's code in the playbook.yaml
However, the problem is I try to export the gpg key ...
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How to force the vmware workstation 12.5.5 to use the nvidia graphics card with optirun / primusrun? No GPU passthrough involved
I am happy owner of hybrid-graphics system (sarcasm).
At my disposal I have a Nvidia GeForce GTX 960m graphics card with Intel integrated graphics card. The lspci names this Intel card as Intel ...
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xrandr with vmware freezes ubuntu display
When using xrandr to add and set a new display resolution, the display freezes on the new resolution. There is another question/answer that is nearly identical accept that they are referring to intel ...
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How to change the NTP servers that the VMware Esxi hypervisor uses?
I am trying to change the NTP servers that the VMware Esxi hypervisor uses.
The system I am using is:
[root@machine:~] esxcli system version get
Product: VMware ESXi
Version: 6.0.0
Build: ...
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Installing AIX 7.2 from two iso files, using QEMU under CentOS 8
I'm trying to install AIX 7.2 having it on two iso files, virtualizing with QEMU version 4.2.0. I've created a disk file using the following command:
qemu-img create -f qcow2 hdisk0.qcow2 20G
Then I ...
