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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]