[CentOS] Vmware version 1.03

Sat May 12 02:23:02 UTC 2007
Barton Callender <b14wc at hotmail.com>



>From: Les Mikesell <lesmikesell at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org>
>To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org>
>Subject: Re: [CentOS] Vmware version 1.03
>Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 16:20:22 -0500
>
>Barton Callender wrote:
>>
>>>>I just downloaded vmware version 1.03 the .tar download.  There were no 
>>>>problems installing it however, only when I'm logged as the root user am 
>>>>I able to create new virtual machine.  Does anyone know how to correct 
>>>>this problem?
>>>
>>>Is the directory where the image files would be created writable by the 
>>>user trying to do it?
>>>
>
>>Yes it is writable by the user.
>
>I was able to create a new VM as a non-root user without any problem using 
>the same version but the rpm install.   Do you have SElinux enabled?
>
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In reponse to creating a group called vmware, I tried that but was 
unsuccessful.

SElinux is disabled.  I have the rpm for it I will uninstall the tar and try 
the rpm.

thanks

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