Re: vmware on debian etch

["H.S." <hs.samix@gmail.com>]

H.S. wrote:
> H.S. wrote:
>
> > H.S. wrote:
> >
> > > I just reinstalled vmware and vmware-mui. vmwere went into 
> > > /usr/local/bin and mui also in /usr/local (pixmaps and icons also in 
> > > /usr/local).
> > >
> > > The first time I try to access https://localhost:8333/, I get:
> > > Forbidden
> > > You don't have permission to access / on this server.
> > >
> > > Apache/1.3.31 Server at bijli Port 8333
> > >
> > >
> > > and the error log of mui has this in it:
> > > [Fri Nov 17 19:57:39 2006] [error] ModVmdb load: Address of 
> > > ModVmdb_InitCore: 0xa7c785a0\n
> > > [Fri Nov 17 19:57:39 2006] [notice] Apache/1.3.31 (Unix) 
> > > mod_perl/1.28 mod_ssl/2.8.20 OpenSSL/0.9.7d configured -- resuming
> > > normal operations
> > > [Fri Nov 17 19:57:39 2006] [notice] Accept mutex: fcntl (Default: 
> > > sysvsem)
> > > [Fri Nov 17 19:59:03 2006] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] (13)Permission 
> > > denied: access to / failed because search permissions a
> > > re missing on a component of the path
> > > [Fri Nov 17 19:59:03 2006] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] (13)Permission 
> > > denied: access to /vmware/blank.html failed because sea
> > > rch permissions are missing on a component of the path
> > >
> > >
> > > I guess I need to change some permission somwhere?
> > >
> > > ->HS
> >
> > Here is what I have:
> > /tmp/vmware-mui-distrib# ls -l /usr/local/lib/vmware*
> > /usr/local/lib/vmware:
> > total 1116
> > drwx--x---  2 root root    1024 2006-11-17 19:37 bin
> > drwx--x---  2 root root    1024 2006-11-17 19:37 bin-debug
> > -r--------  1 root root     615 2006-11-17 19:37 config
> > drwx--x---  2 root root    1024 2006-11-17 19:37 configurator
> > drwx--x---  3 root root    1024 2006-11-17 19:37 help
> > drwx--x---  2 root root    1024 2006-11-17 19:37 isoimages
> > drwx--x--- 41 root root    2048 2006-11-17 19:37 lib
> > drwx--x---  4 root root    1024 2006-11-17 19:37 libconf
> > drwx--x---  4 root root    1024 2006-11-17 19:37 licenses
> > drwx--x---  4 root root    1024 2006-11-17 19:37 messages
> > drwx--x---  4 root root    1024 2006-11-17 19:37 modules
> > -r-x--x---  1 root root   22538 2006-11-17 19:37 net-services.sh
> > drwx--x---  2 root root    1024 2006-11-17 19:37 perl
> > drwx--x---  5 root root    1024 2006-11-17 19:37 perl5
> > drwx--x---  2 root root    1024 2006-11-17 19:44 serverd
> > drwx--x---  4 root root    1024 2006-11-17 19:37 share
> > -r--------  1 root root 1093728 2006-11-17 19:37 vix-perl.tar.gz
> > drwx--x---  2 root root    1024 2006-11-17 19:37 xkeymap
> >
> > /usr/local/lib/vmware-mui:
> > total 9
> > drwx--x--- 12 root root 1024 2006-11-17 19:57 apache
> > drwx--x---  2 root root 1024 2006-11-17 19:57 bin
> > drwx--x---  2 root root 1024 2006-11-17 19:57 doc
> > drwx--x---  3 root root 1024 2006-11-17 19:57 include
> > drwx--x---  5 root root 1024 2006-11-17 19:57 lib
> > drwx--x---  3 root root 1024 2006-11-17 19:57 man
> > drwx--x---  2 root root 1024 2006-11-17 19:57 sbin
> > drwx--x---  4 root root 1024 2006-11-17 19:57 src
> > drwx--x---  6 root root 1024 2006-11-17 19:57 ssl
> >
> >
> > and also:
> > /tmp/vmware-mui-distrib# ls -al /usr/local/lib/vmware-mui/apache
> > total 14
> > drwx--x--- 12 root root  1024 2006-11-17 19:57 .
> > drwx--x--- 11 root staff 1024 2006-11-17 19:57 ..
> > drwx--x---  2 root root  1024 2006-11-17 19:57 bin
> > drwx--x---  2 root root  1024 2006-11-17 19:57 cgi-bin
> > drwx--x---  2 root root  1024 2006-11-17 19:57 conf
> > drwx--x---  3 root root  1024 2006-11-17 19:57 htdocs
> > drwx--x---  3 root root  3072 2006-11-17 19:57 icons
> > drwx--x---  3 root root  1024 2006-11-17 19:57 include
> > drwx--x---  2 root root  1024 2006-11-17 19:57 libexec
> > drwx--x---  2 root root  1024 2006-11-17 19:57 logs
> > drwx--x---  4 root root  1024 2006-11-17 19:57 man
> > drwx--x---  2 root root  1024 2006-11-17 19:57 proxy
> >
> >
> > ->HS
>
>
> Seems to be working now, at least I got the web interface. Here is what 
> did the trick:
> /tmp/vmware-mui-distrib# chmod go+rx /usr/local/bin/vmware*
> /tmp/vmware-mui-distrib# chmod -R go+rX /usr/local/lib/vmware*
>
>
> ->HS

When I gave the 'vmware' command as normal user after the installation, 
I got this error and no GUI:
{tmp}$> vmware
/usr/local/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: 
/usr/local/lib/vmware/lib/libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0: no version 
information available (required by /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2)
/usr/local/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: 
/usr/local/lib/vmware/lib/libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0: no version 
information available (required by /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2)
/usr/local/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: 
/usr/local/lib/vmware/lib/libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0: no version 
information available (required by /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2)



Removing the older versionof libdbus solved that problem(hint from: 
http://mindwarp.net/?p=28):
{tmp}$> sudo apt-get  --purge remove libdbus-1-2
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED
  libdbus-1-2* libnautilus-burn2*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives.
After unpacking 590kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
(Reading database ... 174532 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing libnautilus-burn2 ...
Purging configuration files for libnautilus-burn2 ...
Removing libdbus-1-2 ...
Purging configuration files for libdbus-1-2 ...


->HS