Unable to start vmware-server-console

satimis · 11-23-2007, 08:37 AM

Hi folks,

Ubuntu 7.04 server amd64 (Host OS)
CentOS 5 x86_74 (Guest OS)
VMWare server

Previously as satimis(user) on console running
$ /usr/bin/vmware-server-console start

-> local host -> connect

vmware-server-console can be started. Unfortunately I accidentally removed /home/satimis but w/o removing the satimis because login. Now I can't start vmware-server-console by ;

$ /usr/bin/vmware-server-console start

-> local host -> connect

Following warning popup:-
Unable to open: Virtual machine "start" is not in the inventory.

Please advise how to fix the problem. TIA

B.R.
satimis

trickykid · 11-23-2007, 02:11 PM

Sounds like you deleted an important command or file that was in your /home directory. Perhaps you need to reinstall VMware from the sounds of it.

satimis · 11-23-2007, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trickykid

Sounds like you deleted an important command or file that was in your /home directory. Perhaps you need to reinstall VMware from the sounds of it.

Hi,

Thanks for your advice.

I think my problem is caused by removing /home/satimis. Previously I download "CentOS-5_lamp.x86_64.zip" on centos.org and depressed it on /home/satimis/CentOS-5_lamp.x86_64/

(All of the VMDK files are VMWare disk images)

now everything gone.

Just have a fresh "CentOS-5_lamp.x86_64.zip" download. Where will be the ideal directory to extract it other than /home/satimis again? TIA

B.R.
satimis

trickykid · 11-24-2007, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by satimis

Hi,

Thanks for your advice.

I think my problem is caused by removing /home/satimis. Previously I download "CentOS-5_lamp.x86_64.zip" on centos.org and depressed it on /home/satimis/CentOS-5_lamp.x86_64/

(All of the VMDK files are VMWare disk images)

now everything gone.

Just have a fresh "CentOS-5_lamp.x86_64.zip" download. Where will be the ideal directory to extract it other than /home/satimis again? TIA

B.R.
satimis

Your seriously asking this question? If your the only person that needs to use it, it's ok to keep in your /home directory. If you're not the only person using it, put it somewhere else like /usr/local or /opt. Just remember to not delete it if you're actually using it, that's the key to not getting errors that are so obvious.

Throw it outside of your home directory if you want to prevent yourself from not deleting it again if you're going to make careless mistakes with your own files.

satimis · 11-24-2007, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trickykid

Your seriously asking this question? If your the only person that needs to use it, it's ok to keep in your /home directory. If you're not the only person using it, put it somewhere else like /usr/local or /opt. Just remember to not delete it if you're actually using it, that's the key to not getting errors that are so obvious.

Throw it outside of your home directory if you want to prevent yourself from not deleting it again if you're going to make careless mistakes with your own files.

Hi trickykid,

Thanks for your advice.

I'm considering putting the images on another partition so that other users can run it. But I haven't figured out how to do it.

IIRC on installing the Host OS, Ubuntu 7.04 server amd64, I created following partitions on a 160G HD;

/boot 100MB
/ 80G
balance untouched

$ sudo fdisk -l

Code:

Password:

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1          31      248976   83  Linux
/dev/sda2              32       19457   156039345    5  Extended
/dev/sda5              32       19457   156039313+  8e  Linux LVM

I'm prepared putting the images on /dev/sda5. But I can't mount this partition.

$ sudo mount /dev/sda5 /mnt
mount: unknown filesystem type 'LVM2_member'

$ cat /etc/fstab

Code:

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    defaults        0       0
/dev/mapper/ubuntu-root /               ext3    defaults,errors=remount-ro,usrquota,grpquota 0       1
# /dev/sda1
UUID=16932771-ab2e-41cf-aea9-f744b7a252eb /boot           ext3    defaults        0       2
/dev/mapper/ubuntu-swap_1 none            swap    sw              0       0
/dev/scd0       /media/cdrom0   udf,iso9660 user,noauto     0       0
/dev/fd0        /media/floppy0  auto    rw,user,noauto  0       0

I don't know what mistake I have committed. Pls help. TIA.

satimis