I downloaded the latest FreeNAS 0.68 vmware image. After I unzipped the file, and put the guest OS where I wanted it, I came across an error.
Unable to connect to the MKS: You need execute access in order to connect with the VMware Server Console. Access denied for config file: /mnt/sda1/virtual machines/FreeNAS 0.68/FreeBSD.vmx.
After searching google for the error, nothing came up. Fortunately it seemed like an easy fix after a few thoughts. Of course zip files do not retain file permissions. But of course, it could have been created on a windows machine. Either way, the fix was easy.
The Fix:
$ chmod 755 *.vmx $ ls -la *.vmx -rw-r--r-- 1 px users 1224 2006-12-16 14:24 FreeBSD.vmx $ chmod 755 *.vmx $ ls -la *.vmx -rwxr-xr-x 1 px users 1224 2006-12-16 14:24 FreeBSD.vmx
Now the guest OS starts up just fine.
[tags]vmware, image, guest operating system, freebsd, linux, FreeNAS[/tags]
