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facosta
September 25th, 2014, 01:07 AM
I would like to resolve Vmware tool services fail during Ubuntu 14.04 boot.
I am running:

Linux ubuntu 3.13.0-36-generic #63-Ubuntu SMP
VM Player 6.0.2 build

Thanks

facosta
September 27th, 2014, 04:58 AM
Problem resolved.

1. Uninstalled Vmware Tools:

facosta@ubuntu:~$ sudo vmware-uninstall-tools.pl
[sudo] password for facosta:
Uninstalling the tar installation of VMware Tools.

Stopping services for vmware-tools

initctl: Unknown instance:
Stopping services for vmware-tools-thinprint

vmware-tools-thinprint stop/waiting
File /etc/pulse/default.pa is backed up to /etc/pulse/default.pa.old.0.

update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-36-generic
W: mdadm: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf defines no arrays.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-35-generic
W: mdadm: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf defines no arrays.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-34-generic
W: mdadm: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf defines no arrays.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-33-generic
W: mdadm: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf defines no arrays.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-32-generic
W: mdadm: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf defines no arrays.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-30-generic
W: mdadm: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf defines no arrays.
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.13.0-24-generic
W: mdadm: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf defines no arrays.
The removal of VMware Tools 9.6.2 build-1688356 for Linux completed
successfully. Thank you for having tried this software.

2. Reinstalled Vmware Tools:

To install VMware Tools, you must mount the VMware Tools CD image, extract the contents (VMware Tools), and then run the installer.

Note: If VMware Tools is already installed, these steps uninstall and then reinstall VMware Tools. When the product updates, the VMware Tools package is also updated, so an update of the installed version of VMware Tools is required.
Ubuntu or Ubuntu Server with a graphical user interface

To mount the CD image and extract the contents:


Power on the virtual machine.
Log into the virtual machine using an account with administrator or root privileges.
Go to Virtual Machine > Install VMware Tools (or VM > Install VMware Tools).

Note: If you are running the light version of Fusion, a version of Workstation without VMware Tools, or VMware Player, you are prompted to download VMware Tools before they can be installed. Click Download Now to begin the download.
Open the VMware Tools CD mounted on the Ubuntu desktop.
Right-click the file name that is similar to VMwareTools.x.x.x-xxxx.tar.gz, click Extract to, and select the Ubuntu Desktop to save the extracted contents.

The vmware-tools-distrib folder is extracted to the Ubuntu Desktop.

To install VMware Tools in Ubuntu:


Open a Terminal window. For more information, see Opening a command or shell prompt (1003892) (http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&externalId=1003892).
In the Terminal, run this command to navigate to the vmware-tools-distrib folder:

cd Desktop/vmware-tools-distrib
Run this command to install VMware Tools:

sudo ./vmware-install.pl -d

Note: The -d switch assumes that you want to accept the defaults. If you do not use -d, press Return to accept the defaults or supply your own answers.
Enter your Ubuntu password.
Restart the Ubuntu virtual machine after the VMware Tools installation completes.


Vmware Tool Services Fail error is now gone.