Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 08:50:01 +0200 From: Mark Santcroos <marks@ripe.net> To: Mathias.Picker@virtual-earth.de Cc: freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: vmware2 on current/kse does not see license or (I guess) home directory Message-ID: <20011018085001.C508@laptop.6bone.nl> In-Reply-To: <20011017150230.21D1037B403@hub.freebsd.org>; from Mathias.Picker@virtual-earth.de on Wed, Oct 17, 2001 at 05:02:24PM %2B0200 References: <20011017150230.21D1037B403@hub.freebsd.org>
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Something similar was discussed on freebsd-current@ some time ago. Look for messages with vmware in the subject. (You DO read freebsd-current don't you?!?) Mark On Wed, Oct 17, 2001 at 05:02:24PM +0200, Mathias.Picker@virtual-earth.de wrote: > On a -current machine from Oct 11 I could compile and install vmware > using the kse patches, but on startup I get > > > mp% vmware > Setting TMPDIR=/var/tmp. > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server > Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server > Error: Can't open display: :0.0 > mp% xhost +mp > mp being added to access control list > mp% vmware > Setting TMPDIR=/var/tmp. > > after which vmare starts, but complains it cannot find the license. > > If I start as root and copy the license into /etc/vmware/license, I get > at least the notice that the license is found, but not valid, so I guess > the problem is not the license but finding it. > > > This looks a bit like vmware does not see my home direcory. Is that > possible/has anyone seen this before?? > > > Thanks for any help, Mathias > > -- > virtual earth > Mathias Picker > Geschäftsführer Gesellschaft für Wissens re/prä sentation mbH > > Mathias.Picker@virtual-earth.de > Fon +49 89 / 540 7425-1 > Fax +49 89 / 540 7425-9 > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message -- Mark Santcroos RIPE Network Coordination Centre http://www.ripe.net/home/mark/ New Projects Group/TTM To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message
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