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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
> 
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