VMware Workstation Shared VMs

fizik · 2017-03-19 10:07:41

Hi!

I'm having troubles to enable sharing of the virtual machines on Workstation 12.5.
Just opening VMs work flawlessly.

Every time I try to enable the sharing I get this message:

Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module": libcanberra-gtk-module.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Cannot find insserv, chkconfig, or update-rc.d on your system.  Also cannot find System V style init directories.  Unable to add service.
   Starting Workstation Server:                                        done

but the sharing is still not enable (not checked in vmware).

I have started the "vmware-workstation-server.service", ~~although it has some errors~~ and it works:

systemctl status vmware-workstation-server.service
● vmware-workstation-server.service - VMware Workstation Server
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/vmware-workstation-server.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: active (exited) since Sun 2017-03-19 11:08:45 CET; 2s ago
  Process: 12567 ExecStop=/etc/init.d/vmware-workstation-server stop (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
  Process: 12633 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/vmware-workstation-server start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
 Main PID: 12633 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
    Tasks: 17 (limit: 4915)
   CGroup: /system.slice/vmware-workstation-server.service
           └─12887 /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-hostd -a /etc/vmware/hostd/config.xml

mar 19 11:08:45 skatla systemd[1]: Started VMware Workstation Server.
mar 19 11:08:46 skatla vmware-workstation-server[12633]: [41B blob data]

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
f.

Last edited by fizik (2017-03-19 10:10:18)

Lone_Wolf · 2017-03-19 14:19:04

Do you have vmware-patch installed ?

Does rebuilding the vmware modules from console work ?

fizik · 2017-03-19 14:36:27

- vmware-patch: NO.
It requires linux-headers, and I have LTS kernel. Not sure if it would break anything ... Do I need it?

EDIT: If I understand correctly vmware-patch does this things, which I have done manually ...

- rebuilding modules: it seems to me that it works:

vmware-modconfig --console --install-all
Stopping VMware services:
   VMware Authentication Daemon                                        done
   VM communication interface socket family                            done
   Virtual machine communication interface                             done
   Virtual machine monitor                                             done
   Blocking file system                                                done
make: Entering directory '/tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmmon-only'
Using kernel build system.
/sbin/make -C /lib/modules/4.9.16-1-lts/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
  MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/lib/modules/4.9.16-1-lts/build'
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmmon-only/linux/driver.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmmon-only/linux/hostif.o                                    
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmmon-only/linux/driverLog.o                                 
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmmon-only/common/memtrack.o                                 
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmmon-only/common/apic.o                                     
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmmon-only/common/hashFunc.o                                 
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmmon-only/common/vmx86.o                                    
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmmon-only/common/cpuid.o                                    
/tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmmon-only/linux/driver.c:1283:1: warning: always_inline function might not be inlinable [-Wattributes]
 LinuxDriverSyncReadTSCs(uint64 *delta) // OUT: TSC max - TSC min
 ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmmon-only/common/task.o                                     
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmmon-only/common/comport.o                                  
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o                                
/tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmmon-only/common/task.o: warning: objtool: .text: unexpected end of section                                                                                        
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmmon-only/vmcore/moduleloop.o                               
/tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o: warning: objtool: PhysTrack_Free() falls through to next function PhysTrack_Add()                                                    
/tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o: warning: objtool: PhysTrack_Add() falls through to next function PhysTrack_Remove()                                                  
/tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmmon-only/common/phystrack.o: warning: objtool: PhysTrack_Remove() falls through to next function PhysTrack_Test()                                                 
  LD [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmmon-only/vmmon.o                                           
  Building modules, stage 2.                                                                 
  MODPOST 1 modules
  CC      /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmmon-only/vmmon.mod.o
  LD [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmmon-only/vmmon.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/modules/4.9.16-1-lts/build'
/sbin/make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
  MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild
make[1]: Entering directory '/tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmmon-only'
make[1]: 'postbuild' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmmon-only'
cp -f vmmon.ko ./../vmmon.o
make: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmmon-only'
make: Entering directory '/tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only'
Using kernel build system.
/sbin/make -C /lib/modules/4.9.16-1-lts/build/include/.. SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
  MODULEBUILDDIR= modules
make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/lib/modules/4.9.16-1-lts/build'
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only/driver.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only/hub.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only/userif.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only/netif.o
In file included from ./include/linux/pci.h:35:0,
                 from /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only/compat_netdevice.h:27,
                 from /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only/netif.c:43:
./include/linux/pci_ids.h:2253:0: warning: "PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE" redefined
 #define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE  0x15ad
 
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only/net.h:38:0,
                 from /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:26,
                 from /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only/netif.c:42:
/tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only/vm_device_version.h:56:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
 #define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE                    0x15AD
 
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only/bridge.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only/procfs.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only/smac_compat.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only/smac.o
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only/vnetEvent.o
In file included from /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only/net.h:38:0,
                 from /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only/vnetInt.h:26,
                 from /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only/bridge.c:52:
/tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only/vm_device_version.h:56:0: warning: "PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE" redefined
 #define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE                    0x15AD
 
In file included from ./include/linux/pci.h:35:0,
                 from /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only/compat_netdevice.h:27,
                 from /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only/bridge.c:51:
./include/linux/pci_ids.h:2253:0: note: this is the location of the previous definition
 #define PCI_VENDOR_ID_VMWARE  0x15ad
 
  CC [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only/vnetUserListener.o
  LD [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only/vmnet.o
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST 1 modules
  CC      /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only/vmnet.mod.o
  LD [M]  /tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only/vmnet.ko
make[1]: Leaving directory '/usr/lib/modules/4.9.16-1-lts/build'
/sbin/make -C $PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. \
  MODULEBUILDDIR= postbuild
make[1]: Entering directory '/tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only'
make[1]: 'postbuild' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only'
cp -f vmnet.ko ./../vmnet.o
make: Leaving directory '/tmp/modconfig-KTRiSZ/vmnet-only'
Starting VMware services:
   Virtual machine monitor                                             done
   Virtual machine communication interface                             done
   VM communication interface socket family                            done
   Blocking file system                                                done
   Virtual ethernet                                                    done
   VMware Authentication Daemon                                        done
   Shared Memory Available                                             done

Last edited by fizik (2017-03-19 15:10:56)

Lone_Wolf · 2017-03-20 11:11:34

vmware-patch does provide those services, but also includes patches for vmware modules to work with later kernels.

Looking at the sources list from vmware-patches, there are 2 that target vmware 12.5 :
vmmon-12.5.2-4.9.patch
vmnet-12.5.2-4.9.patch

All warnings in the rebuild log are about those 2 modules
you are using kernel 4.9
network support is critical for sharing files

I suggest you try out those 2 patches.

Edit : linux-headers is kernelversion specific, it can be installed with any kernel and will only be used if you have that exact kernel.
It's harmless for other versions.

Last edited by Lone_Wolf (2017-03-20 11:18:09)

fizik · 2017-03-20 13:17:57

vmware-patch -f
shell-init: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory
chdir: error retrieving current directory: getcwd: cannot access parent directories: No such file or directory
==> Patching VMware Workstation Pro v12.5.4 for kernel 4.9.16-1-lts..
  -> No patching required..
==> Installing modules..
  -> Done.

Still the same result:

Cannot find insserv, chkconfig, or update-rc.d on your system.  Also cannot find System V style init directories.  Unable to add service.
   Starting Workstation Server:                                        done

and I cannot share the VMs ...

fizik · 2017-03-20 16:48:34

After a bit of trials, it seems that the VMware actually enables server (although it stays grayed out).

However, I cannot login to the server neither with root nor with my user credentials.

So the new question is: how to add a user "via the command line"? As I cannot change the permissions in the vmware gui ...

The vmware-vim-cmd gets connection refused (with any command):

vmware-vim-cmd vimsvc/auth/permissions
filename:       /lib/modules/4.9.16-1-lts/misc/vmmon.ko
supported:      external
license:        GPL v2
description:    VMware Virtual Machine Monitor.
author:         VMware, Inc.
depends:        
vermagic:       4.9.16-1-lts SMP mod_unload modversions 
Failed to login: Connection refused

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#1 2017-03-19 10:07:41

VMware Workstation Shared VMs

#2 2017-03-19 14:19:04

Re: VMware Workstation Shared VMs

#3 2017-03-19 14:36:27

Re: VMware Workstation Shared VMs

#4 2017-03-20 11:11:34

Re: VMware Workstation Shared VMs

#5 2017-03-20 13:17:57

Re: VMware Workstation Shared VMs

#6 2017-03-20 16:48:34

Re: VMware Workstation Shared VMs

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