Failed to Lock the File

[fester225]

I just got Vmware-Server 1.08 running under Ubuntu 8.10. Now I can't start VMware, instead I get the diagnostic, "Failed to lock the file".

How do I get VMware running again?

[Dedoimedo]

Can you please post the full error you get when you try to run the server? Try running the server from the command line.
Dedoimedo

[fester225]

From the desktop I get;

"Cannot open the disk '/var/lib/vmware/Virtual Machines/Windows XP Professional/Windows XP Professional.vmdk' or one of the snapshot disks it depends on.
Reason: Failed to lock the file."



There are no other diagnostics of any type from the terminal.
My virtual disk is now called, "Windows\ XP\ Professional.vmdk.WRITELOCK".

[Dedoimedo]

Did you create a snapshot and then delete any of the snapshot files?
Dedoimedo

[fester225]

There are no snapshots.

[geforce123]

There are no other diagnostics of any type from the terminal.
My virtual disk is now called, "Windows\ XP\ Professional.vmdk.WRITELOCK".

No I don't think so, I had this problem before, and the .WRITELOCK is a file created while vmware is using the .vmdk file.

You can simply delete the .WRITELOCK file. Look for a .READLOCK file too, you can delete it if you find it.

You must be root to delete those files.


http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=495301

[fester225]

No I don't think so, I had this problem before, and the .WRITELOCK is a file created while vmware is using the .vmdk file.

You can simply delete the .WRITELOCK file. Look for a .READLOCK file too, you can delete it if you find it.

You must be root to delete those files.


http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=495301


Thank you! That did it!

[geforce123]

I'm glad to hear it :)