file not found with multiple profiles

[jared944]

Hello,

I have set up VMware Fusion 2.0 on my laptop, and am sharing a windows XP Pro virtual machine between two users, following the suggestions in http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-1110.

Everything worked fine initially, but after I finished installing updates and antivirus/antispam tools on the Virtual XP machine, the other user couldn't log into XP (even if I was fully signed out on the first profile). I kept recieving an error, saying "File not Found: XP Professional-00003.vmdk"

I have searched the package contents of the windows XP virtual disk, and have verified that the file does actually exist.

Any suggestions on how to try to get XP working on both users?

Thanks,

Jared

[WoodyZ]

In a Terminal (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal) type cd followed by a space and then drag & drop the Virtual Machine Package onto the Terminal and press Enter then copy and paste the following command and press Enter and then attach the dir_list.txt file found on your Desktop after executing the command below.

ls -al > ~/Desktop/dir_list.txt

[jared944]

Done. Here is the text file.

Thank you,

Jared

Attachment(s)

dir_list.txt   8 KB 1 version

[jared944]

Sorry, this thread wasn't answered. My mistake... How do I reverse that option in here?

[WoodyZ]

Sorry, this thread wasn't answered. My mistake... How do I reverse that option in here?

I don't that that's a bell you can un-ring. :smileyhappy:

Not to worry my previous reply answers the question.

[WoodyZ]

It's a permissions issue and the easiest way to fix it is with the Virtual Machine shutdown, not suspended, and Fusion closed then in a Terminal cd to the Virtual Machine Package as in the directions in the previous reply and then use the following command.

chmod 666 *.vmdk

Note: Do this while logged in from the jaredhagan account otherwise preface the chmod command with the sudo command.

This gives everyone Read & Write access which is required and some of the .vmdk files are currently set to 600 vs 666.

[jared944]

That did the trick, thank you!