Is the above what you are typing in to start vmware?  If so try:
vmware --display :0.0
or
vmware --display unix:0.0

jeff

On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, cdowns wrote:

> Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2000 16:32:47 -0500
> From: cdowns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: vmware --display 0:0
> 
> anyone run into the problem ( even on version 2.0.1 updated to: 2.0.3 )
> where you try to swap to full screen and you get the error:
> 
> X-Display is not local (Display name does not begin with a ":" )
> Can't swith to full screen mode.
> 
> im running VMware as a user, ive hunted on VMware's site with no luck,
> just figured there must be an easy solution to this.
> 
> thanks,
> Chris
> 
> 
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