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The virtualization product from VMware for OSX systems. Likely not topical.

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I swear I'm not a VM!

Some programs do not offer support for VM environments. Is there a way to trick them when using VMWare Fusion?? Say a program does a check and discovers that I'm on a VM environment, how could I change parameters in order to make this program work?
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VMware Fusion: Stale NFS file handle w/o NFS

Here's a pretty strange one: I am getting the following error in a VMware Fusion Virtual Machine: cannot access /usr/share/postgresql: Stale NFS file handle The weird part being that this is not actually an NFS mount; I don't even have the NFS…
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VMWare fusion NAT + host tunnel; access from vm

I'm having trouble accessing a port on my OSX host from a vm. I'm using NAT in VMware fusion. In my (OSX host) hosts file, I have the ip address for vmnet8 mapped to 'mac'. From my vm, I can 'ssh user@mac' and it works as expected: I am logged into…
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What is the recommended Mac desktop VM software for Linux guests?

I use a MacBook Pro as my primary machine, but my work targets Linux servers. I'm currently on a project with multiple dependencies, and which is configured for Ubuntu. Configuring all these dependencies on OSX is a pain. I've been through…
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Install Oracle XE on a Centos Virtual Machine

I get the following error trying to install Oracle XE on a CentOS 5 virtual machine: You have insufficient diskspace in the destination directory (/usr/lib/oracle) to install Oracle Database 10g Express Edition. The installation requires at least…
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Automating cloning and postprocessing of virtualmachines

I have a "template" virtual machine that I maintain (OSX Server, running in VMWare Fusion). It runs on 5 different machines at the same time. When I want to make a change, I change the base VM, and I make copies for the 5 machines. After booting one…
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Is running a VMware Fusion windows VM from a bootcamp partition faster?

Is running a VMware Fusion windows VM from a bootcamp partition faster than using a virtual drive? If so, is the difference dramatic or just 5-10%
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How do I sync the time for my linux guest VM through VMware Fusion?

I have Ubuntu server 9.10 running through VMware Fusion 2.0.6 on my Mac OSX 10.5 host. My linux guest VM's time keep being out of sync. I believe I have VMware tools installed because after running the following on linux in the terminal, I…
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Recovery files from a damage VM?

After search and search again, my VM still can't recovery. Does somebody know how to retrieve the files from the VM? My VM is XP, it can't boot up anymore after my forced quit. In the Mac OS 10.6.2, I try to "get info" the VM file, I can see it is…
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Cannot establish a network connect to VMWare Fusion VM

I am running Snow Leopard 10.6.2 (not the server edition) with VMWare Fusion 3.0.0 and I trying to get my Ubuntu 9.10 x86_64 VM working. I am using a bridged connection, and I have an internet connection FROM the Ubuntu VM (I can download updates,…
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Active Directory Group Policy: Script Errors

Anyone having issues with AD group policy script errors when enabling VMware Fusion's "Sharing" feature? I've run into this problem in version 2.0 and 3.0. I have a logon script applied on an AD OU. It works fine on all Windows client workstations…
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Snow Leopard Server doesn't seem to install in a virtual machine on VMWare Fusion 3.0

I have purchased a new Mac Mini with Snow Leopard Server pre installed. I plan to use many of its services: Web serving, calendar sharing, mail, file sharing, VPN, etc, for up to 10 users. Problem is, being new to networking, I anticipate this to…
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opensolaris VM physical disk conversion to vmdk

I have the following rather unusual demand for which I couldn't find any suggestion everywhere else, so I'm trying here... I have a VmWare virtual machine with opensolaris 06/09. I used a physical disk as the vm hard-disk both because I hoped in…
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Reducing number of cores while VM is suspended

I have an Ubuntu 16.04 64bit VM which I run off of an external SSD. I allocated higher cores (8) on a PC with 16 cores. I suspended the state and brought back the drive home to run the VM on a Macbook pro which can only give 4 cores to the VM. Since…
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How do I install VMware Tools in an Ubuntu VM running in VMware Fusion?

I have Ubuntu (Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS) running in a VMware Fusion VM, and I believe I've installed VMware Tools. But how can I confirm that VMware Tools is running correctly? When I try step 8 of…
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