[Bug 67460] Re: VMWare Player only runs with root privileges
After making the chown, vmplayer starts but generates a core dump when triying to open a virtual machine. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/67460 Title: VMWare Player only runs with root privileges To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vmware-player/+bug/67460/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 67460] Re: VMWare Player only runs with root privileges
[Expired for vmware-player (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] -- VMWare Player only runs with root privileges https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/67460 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 67460] Re: VMWare Player only runs with root privileges
Thanks, that was the fix for me! sudo chown username:username ~/.vmware/preferences -- VMWare Player only runs with root privileges https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/67460 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 67460] Re: VMWare Player only runs with root privileges
I've same problem. It seems that the problem is on file permissions: ls -la /home/sergi/.vmware/preferences -rw--- 1 root root 2158 2007-05-02 15:09 /home/sergi/.vmware/preferences I solved the problem with: sudo chown sergi:sergi ~/.vmware/preferences Be careful dont CutPaste without changing sergi to your specific user! I supose that the source of the problem is executing sudo vmplayer As far as I Known, sudo don't change the $HOME variable, then if we changes preferences the file becomes a root file. The solution is not executing vmplayer with sudo or: sudo -H vmplayer -- VMWare Player only runs with root privileges https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/67460 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 67460] Re: VMWare Player only runs with root privileges
Same error with feisty. -- VMWare Player only runs with root privileges https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/67460 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 67460] Re: VMWare Player only runs with root privileges
Installed vmplayer again, from synaptic, after an upgrade to kernel 2.6.15-28along with required kernel modules pkgs...running from user it produces this error: /usr/lib/vmware-player/bin/vmplayer: /usr/lib/vmware-player/lib/libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0: no version information available (required by /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2) When run as sudo, again, the same error, but vmplayer starts up, as beforethe libpng searches led to a dep hell of sorts, all of which depended upon the following: Depends: libc6 (=2.3.6-0ubuntu20) but 2.3.6-0ubuntu20.4 is to be installed... running dapper, the available version that runs as sudo atm is 1.01 vmplayer.direct from synapitcs pkg list. On 4/4/07, VMware Build Team [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Please post if you don't have any problems either as the bug needs to be closed if it's not reproducible. -- VMWare Player only runs with root privileges https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/67460 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of the bug. -- VMWare Player only runs with root privileges https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/67460 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 67460] Re: VMWare Player only runs with root privileges
Please post if you don't have any problems either as the bug needs to be closed if it's not reproducible. -- VMWare Player only runs with root privileges https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/67460 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
Re: [Bug 67460] Re: VMWare Player only runs with root privileges
sorry for the delay, ive removed vmplayer and will be trying to reinstall soon, will post output should i run into the same problems.. cheers On 3/17/07, VMware Build Team [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This may be a duplicate of #64727. Can you please give a ls -l ~/.vmware output. ** Changed in: vmware-player (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed = Needs Info -- VMWare Player only runs with root privileges https://launchpad.net/bugs/67460 -- VMWare Player only runs with root privileges https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/67460 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 67460] Re: VMWare Player only runs with root privileges
This may be a duplicate of #64727. Can you please give a ls -l ~/.vmware output. ** Changed in: vmware-player (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed = Needs Info -- VMWare Player only runs with root privileges https://launchpad.net/bugs/67460 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 67460] Re: VMWare Player only runs with root privileges
I can confirm this problem too on my Dell D600 Laptop with Ubuntu Edgy (upgraded from Dapper). -- VMWare Player only runs with root privileges https://launchpad.net/bugs/67460 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 67460] Re: VMWare Player only runs with root privileges
same problem here, without any errors at all however. Vmplayer broke a couple of days ago and wouldnt run until i followed the notes on earlier Bug #47792 report... Note that the initial install of vmplayer ran fine, but broke a few days ago after an update. (libpng update perhaps? using adept updater)...after reinstalls and making the changes specified in the AM bug report...it now runs only as sudo. Changes were detailed in bug47792 and required sym links to stop vmplayer from accessing two libpng libs..no idea how to get it running as non root (sudo) advise No errors print out however. When vmplayer runs it asked if i want to update i havent so far. -- VMWare Player only runs with root privileges https://launchpad.net/bugs/67460 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 67460] Re: VMWare Player only runs with root privileges
NB: this is on an up to date dapper system -- VMWare Player only runs with root privileges https://launchpad.net/bugs/67460 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 67460] Re: VMWare Player only runs with root privileges
further digging led to a large number of pages detailing group and ownership problems with vmplayer/ ware ; implying this is a known vmware bugamong the more interesting http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?do_Details=1ID=2175 chmod-ing vmware directories did not change the root only status of vmplayer...hope this helps. -- VMWare Player only runs with root privileges https://launchpad.net/bugs/67460 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 67460] Re: VMWare Player only runs with root privileges
Yes, the problem remains. I'll add that the strace outputs of vmplayer and sudo vmplayer are identical (though I don't think that's particularly interesting, given that /usr/bin/vmware is just a shell script). I'd be glad to give strace or gdb output, if pointed to a way to attach them to the process that is or should be relevant. -- VMWare Player only runs with root privileges https://launchpad.net/bugs/67460 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 67460] Re: VMWare Player only runs with root privileges
Fo what it's worth, I don't experience this problem on edgy. Is the problem ongoing for you? Alex -- VMWare Player only runs with root privileges https://launchpad.net/bugs/67460 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
