>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? > >-- > Les Mikesell > lesmikesell at gmail.com > > >_______________________________________________ >CentOS mailing list >CentOS at centos.org >http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos 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 _________________________________________________________________ PC Magazine’s 2007 editors’ choice for best Web mail—award-winning Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_pcmag_0507