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    Struggling with VMware/ESXi Tools Install version:9349 (Current)

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    • johnpozJ
      johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
      last edited by

      Ok I just updated my esxi to latest patch, so on build 1892794

      ~ # vmware -vl
      VMware ESXi 5.5.0 build-1892794
      VMware ESXi 5.5.0 Update 1

      Had no problems updating the tools, just did step 5 in the v-front link above and bing bang zoom running and current, rebooted to validate autostart and yup up and running tools current

      [2.1.5-RELEASE][root@pfsense.local.lan]/usr/local/bin(33): ps ax | grep vmware
      80851  ??  S      0:02.08 /usr/local/lib/vmware-tools/sbin/vmtoolsd

      I will have to grab a copy of the 64bit version and see if any issues.  But your version isn't current from what I show see my link to versions.  I show 9.4.6 on pfsense, and all my other vms

      Your number points to 9.4.5 - see my build link in previous post

      9349        esx/5.5ep04                            9.4.5        1881737
      9349        esx/5.5ep03                            9.4.5        1746974
      9349        esx/5.5ep02                            9.4.5        1750340
      9349        esx/5.5u1                              9.4.5        1623387

      edit:  Ok just grabbed 2.1.5 64 iso, created new vm.  booted, ran through the setup - hit the gui, let the wizard finish - click click click, set password - enable ssh, ssh in

      Now they have moved the old 8.3 packages, so to get packages to install I did

      setenv PACKAGESITE http://ftp-archive.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD-Archive/ports/amd64/packages-8.3-release/Latest/

      then just ran through the install instructions here http://www.v-front.de/2013/06/how-to-install-or-update-vmware-tools.html

      pkg_add -rv perl
      pkg_add -rv compat6x-amd64

      because nano is easier than vi ;)
      pkg_add -rv nano

      nano /etc/rc

      ^W /sbin/ldconfig

      add /usr/local/lib/compat to end of that line

      run
      /sbin/ldconfig -elf /usr/lib /usr/local/lib /lib /usr/local/lib/compat

      start vmtools install, then

      mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom
      mount_cd9660 /dev/acd0 /mnt/cdrom
      cd /tmp
      tar xvzf /mnt/cdrom/vmware-freebsd-tools.tar.gz
      cd vmware-tools-distrib
      ./vmware-install.pl -d –clobber-kernel-modules=vmxnet3,pvscsi,vmmemctl

      reboot

      Then as you see current tools running without any issues

      runningcurrent.png
      runningcurrent.png_thumb

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        snm777
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        When I tired, I was running 64 bit.  I could get ONE reboot in some cases, but on the second reboot, tools would not automatically start.  In 2.1.4, removing the not_configured file was my solution to that. I have run through the instructions with a clean 2.1.5 64 bit build 3 times, all with the same result, but I can certainly try again :)

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        • johnpozJ
          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
          last edited by

          Well I can reboot my clean 64bit install a few times and check.. But in the tests I did I had no issues with it starting.  Let me start it up and reboot it a few times.

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            yu130960
            last edited by

            @snm777:

            When I tired, I was running 64 bit.  I could get ONE reboot in some cases, but on the second reboot, tools would not automatically start.  In 2.1.4, removing the not_configured file was my solution to that. I have run through the instructions with a clean 2.1.5 64 bit build 3 times, all with the same result, but I can certainly try again :)

            I am having the same exact problem with ESXi 5.5 Update 2 | 09 SEP 2014 | Build 2068190.  This is my first time trying to virtualize pfsense so not sure if it is build specific.  Also using 2.1.5 64 bit.  I can reboot twice and then I get the Not installed sign.

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            • johnpozJ
              johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
              last edited by

              Well strange enough upon reboot of my 64bit test vm, I was running into this as well.  Have not had chance to look into as of yet.

              Why do you think you need to run 64bit?  Your only giving the VM 3GB of ram, the 3vcpus total waste..

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                yu130960
                last edited by

                Was doing some google research on this issue and it doesn't look like it is a new one.  If the following file /etc/vmware-tools/not_configured file exists, after the NEXT reboot , there will not be a running vmtools any more.

                I found the following post from http://www.v-front.de/2013/06/how-to-install-or-update-vmware-tools.html

                Andreas PeetzApril 30, 2014 at 2:32 PM
                Hi GarFin,
                
                I also looked into this issue and noticed that the not_configured file is created by the VMware Tools boot script /usr/local/etc/rc.d/vmware-tools.sh whenever it thinks that something went wrong.
                You can just uncomment the code there, but this change will be reverted on the next update or re-installation of the Tools.
                
                Andreas
                

                Here is the code from  /usr/local/etc/rc.d/vmware-tools.sh just not sure what to comment out.

                
                # See how we were called.
                case "$1" in
                  start)
                    exitcode='0'
                    if vmware_inVM; then
                      if [ -e "$vmware_etc_dir"/not_configured ]; then
                        echo "`vmware_product_name`"' is installed, but it has not been '
                        echo '(correctly) configured for the running kernel.'
                        echo 'To (re-)configure it, invoke the following command: '
                        echo "$vmdb_answer_BINDIR"'/vmware-config-tools.pl.'
                        echo
                        exit 1
                      fi
                
                      echo 'Starting VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:'
                      vmware_exec 'Switching to guest configuration:' vmware_switch
                      exitcode=`expr "$exitcode" + "$?"`
                
                      if [ "`is_vmmemctl_needed`" = 'yes' ]; then
                        vmware_exec 'Guest memory manager:' vmware_start_vmmemctl
                        exitcode=`expr "$exitcode" + "$?"`
                      fi
                
                      if [ "`is_vmxnet_needed`" = 'yes' ]; then
                        vmware_exec 'Guest vmxnet fast network device:' vmware_start_vmxnet
                        exitcode=`expr "$exitcode" + "$?"`
                      fi
                
                      if [ "`is_vmblock_needed`" = 'yes' ]; then
                        vmware_exec 'Blocking file system:' vmware_start_vmblock
                      fi
                
                      # Signal vmware-user to relaunch itself and maybe restore
                      # contact with the blocking file system.
                      if [ "`is_vmware_user_running`" = 'yes' ]; then
                        vmware_exec 'VMware User Agent:' vmware_restart_vmware_user
                      fi
                
                      vmware_exec 'Guest operating system daemon:' vmware_start_vmtoolsd
                      exitcode=`expr "$exitcode" + "$?"`
                    else
                      echo 'Starting VMware Tools services on the host:'
                      vmware_exec 'Switching to host config:' vmware_switch
                      exitcode=`expr "$exitcode" + "$?"`
                    fi
                
                    if [ "$exitcode" -gt 0 ]; then
                      # Set the 'not configured' flag
                      touch "$vmware_etc_dir"'/not_configured'
                      chmod 644 "$vmware_etc_dir"'/not_configured'
                      db_add_file "$vmware_db" "$vmware_etc_dir"'/not_configured' \
                        "$vmware_etc_dir"'/not_configured'
                      exit 1
                    fi
                  ;;
                
                
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                • johnpozJ
                  johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                  last edited by

                  here is the section you want to get rid of, comment out

                  if [ "$exitcode" -gt 0 ]; then
                        # Set the 'not configured' flag
                        touch "$vmware_etc_dir"'/not_configured'
                        chmod 644 "$vmware_etc_dir"'/not_configured'
                        db_add_file "$vmware_db" "$vmware_etc_dir"'/not_configured'
                          "$vmware_etc_dir"'/not_configured'

                  I bolded the part that creates the file.

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                    yu130960
                    last edited by

                    # if [ "$exitcode" -gt 0 ]; then
                          # Set the 'not configured' flag
                          # touch "$vmware_etc_dir"'/not_configured'
                          # chmod 644 "$vmware_etc_dir"'/not_configured'
                          # db_add_file "$vmware_db" "$vmware_etc_dir"'/not_configured' \
                            # "$vmware_etc_dir"'/not_configured'
                         # exit 1
                        # fi
                      ;;
                    

                    Thanks I'll try it

                    EDIT: The above commenting out worked for me.  I can reboot and there is no longer a not_configured file created.  Would still like to get to the bottom of why this is happening.

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                      yu130960
                      last edited by

                      Bump for confirmation that the "fix" works.

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                      • johnpozJ
                        johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                        last edited by

                        I wouldn't call it a "fix" ;)  I would look into why there is hit on that rule that says something went wrong don't start the toosl ;)

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                          yu130960
                          last edited by

                          Agreed .  Here is the entire script to see what is going on.

                          #!/bin/sh
                          #
                          # Copyright (c) 1998-2014 VMware, Inc.  All rights reserved.
                          #
                          # This script manages the services needed to run VMware software
                          
                          # Basic support for IRIX style chkconfig
                          # chkconfig: 3 90 08
                          # description: Manages the services needed to run VMware software
                          
                          # Basic support for the Linux Standard Base Specification 1.0.0 (to be used by
                          # insserv for exemple)
                          ### BEGIN INIT INFO
                          # Provides: VMware_Tools
                          # Required-Start: $network $syslog
                          # Required-Stop:
                          # Default-Start: 3 5
                          # Default-Stop:
                          # Description: Manages the services needed to run VMware Tools
                          ### END INIT INFO
                          
                          # BEGINNING_OF_UTIL_DOT_SH
                          #!/bin/sh
                          #
                          # Copyright (c) 2005-2014 VMware, Inc.  All rights reserved.
                          #
                          # A few utility functions used by our shell scripts.  Some expect the settings
                          # database to already be loaded and evaluated.
                          
                          vmblockmntpt="/proc/fs/vmblock/mountPoint"
                          vmblockfusemntpt="/var/run/vmblock-fuse"
                          
                          vmware_failed() {
                            if [ "`type -t 'echo_failure' 2>/dev/null`" = 'function' ]; then
                              echo_failure
                            else
                              echo -n "$rc_failed"
                            fi
                          }
                          
                          vmware_success() {
                            if [ "`type -t 'echo_success' 2>/dev/null`" = 'function' ]; then
                              echo_success
                            else
                              echo -n "$rc_done"
                            fi
                          }
                          
                          # Execute a macro
                          vmware_exec() {
                            local msg="$1"  # IN
                            local func="$2" # IN
                            shift 2
                          
                            echo -n '   '"$msg"
                          
                            # On Caldera 2.2, SIGHUP is sent to all our children when this script exits
                            # I wanted to use shopt -u huponexit instead but their bash version
                            # 1.14.7(1) is too old
                            #
                            # Ksh does not recognize the SIG prefix in front of a signal name
                            if [ "$VMWARE_DEBUG" = 'yes' ]; then
                              (trap '' HUP; "$func" "$@")
                            else
                              (trap '' HUP; "$func" "$@") >/dev/null 2>&1
                            fi
                            if [ "$?" -gt 0 ]; then
                              vmware_failed
                              echo
                              return 1
                            fi
                          
                            vmware_success
                            echo
                            return 0
                          }
                          
                          # Execute a macro in the background
                          vmware_bg_exec() {
                            local msg="$1"  # IN
                            local func="$2" # IN
                            shift 2
                          
                            if [ "$VMWARE_DEBUG" = 'yes' ]; then
                              # Force synchronism when debugging
                              vmware_exec "$msg" "$func" "$@"
                            else
                              echo -n '   '"$msg"' (background)'
                          
                              # On Caldera 2.2, SIGHUP is sent to all our children when this script exits
                              # I wanted to use shopt -u huponexit instead but their bash version
                              # 1.14.7(1) is too old
                              #
                              # Ksh does not recognize the SIG prefix in front of a signal name
                              (trap '' HUP; "$func" "$@") 2>&1 | logger -t 'VMware[init]' -p daemon.err &
                          
                              vmware_success
                              echo
                              return 0
                            fi
                          }
                          
                          # This is a function in case a future product name contains language-specific
                          # escape characters.
                          vmware_product_name() {
                            echo 'VMware Tools'
                            exit 0
                          }
                          
                          # This is a function in case a future product contains language-specific
                          # escape characters.
                          vmware_product() {
                            echo 'tools-for-freebsd'
                            exit 0
                          }
                          
                          is_dsp()
                          {
                             # This is the current way of indicating it is part of a
                             # distribution-specific install.  Currently only applies to Tools.
                             [ -e "$vmdb_answer_LIBDIR"/dsp ]
                          }
                          
                          # They are a lot of small utility programs to create temporary files in a
                          # secure way, but none of them is standard. So I wrote this
                          make_tmp_dir() {
                            local dirname="$1" # OUT
                            local prefix="$2"  # IN
                            local tmp
                            local serial
                            local loop
                          
                            tmp="${TMPDIR:-/tmp}"
                          
                            # Don't overwrite existing user data
                            # -> Create a directory with a name that didn't exist before
                            #
                            # This may never succeed (if we are racing with a malicious process), but at
                            # least it is secure
                            serial=0
                            loop='yes'
                            while [ "$loop" = 'yes' ]; do
                              # Check the validity of the temporary directory. We do this in the loop
                              # because it can change over time
                              if [ ! -d "$tmp" ]; then
                                echo 'Error: "'"$tmp"'" is not a directory.'
                                echo
                                exit 1
                              fi
                              if [ ! -w "$tmp" -o ! -x "$tmp" ]; then
                                echo 'Error: "'"$tmp"'" should be writable and executable.'
                                echo
                                exit 1
                              fi
                          
                              # Be secure
                              # -> Don't give write access to other users (so that they can not use this
                              # directory to launch a symlink attack)
                              if mkdir -m 0755 "$tmp"'/'"$prefix$serial" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
                                loop='no'
                              else
                                serial=`expr $serial + 1`
                                serial_mod=`expr $serial % 200`
                                if [ "$serial_mod" = '0' ]; then
                                  echo 'Warning: The "'"$tmp"'" directory may be under attack.'
                                  echo
                                fi
                              fi
                            done
                          
                            eval "$dirname"'="$tmp"'"'"'/'"'"'"$prefix$serial"'
                          }
                          
                          # Removes "stale" device node
                          # On udev-based systems, this is never needed.
                          # On older systems, after an unclean shutdown, we might end up with
                          # a stale device node while the kernel driver has a new major/minor.
                          vmware_rm_stale_node() {
                             local node="$1"  # IN
                             if [ -e "/dev/$node" -a "$node" != "" ]; then
                                local node_major=`ls -l "/dev/$node" | awk '{print \$5}' | sed -e s/,//`
                                local node_minor=`ls -l "/dev/$node" | awk '{print \$6}'`
                                if [ "$node_major" = "10" ]; then
                                   local real_minor=`cat /proc/misc | grep "$node" | awk '{print \$1}'`
                                   if [ "$node_minor" != "$real_minor" ]; then
                                      rm -f "/dev/$node"
                                   fi
                                else
                                   local node_name=`echo $node | sed -e s/[0-9]*$//`
                                   local real_major=`cat /proc/devices | grep "$node_name" | awk '{print \$1}'`
                                   if [ "$node_major" != "$real_major" ]; then
                                      rm -f "/dev/$node"
                                   fi
                                fi
                             fi
                          }
                          
                          # Checks if the given pid represents a live process.
                          # Returns 0 if the pid is a live process, 1 otherwise
                          vmware_is_process_alive() {
                            local pid="$1" # IN
                          
                            ps -p $pid | grep $pid > /dev/null 2>&1
                          }
                          
                          # Check if the process associated to a pidfile is running.
                          # Return 0 if the pidfile exists and the process is running, 1 otherwise
                          vmware_check_pidfile() {
                            local pidfile="$1" # IN
                            local pid
                          
                            pid=`cat "$pidfile" 2>/dev/null`
                            if [ "$pid" = '' ]; then
                              # The file probably does not exist or is empty. Failure
                              return 1
                            fi
                            # Keep only the first number we find, because some Samba pid files are really
                            # trashy: they end with NUL characters
                            # There is no double quote around $pid on purpose
                            set -- $pid
                            pid="$1"
                          
                            vmware_is_process_alive $pid
                          }
                          
                          # Note:
                          #  . Each daemon must be started from its own directory to avoid busy devices
                          #  . Each PID file doesn't need to be added to the installer database, because
                          #    it is going to be automatically removed when it becomes stale (after a
                          #    reboot). It must go directly under /var/run, or some distributions
                          #    (RedHat 6.0) won't clean it
                          #
                          
                          # Terminate a process synchronously
                          vmware_synchrone_kill() {
                             local pid="$1"    # IN
                             local signal="$2" # IN
                             local second
                          
                             kill -"$signal" "$pid"
                          
                             # Wait a bit to see if the dirty job has really been done
                             for second in 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10; do
                                vmware_is_process_alive "$pid"
                                if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]; then
                                   # Success
                                   return 0
                                fi
                          
                                sleep 1
                             done
                          
                             # Timeout
                             return 1
                          }
                          
                          # Kill the process associated to a pidfile
                          vmware_stop_pidfile() {
                             local pidfile="$1" # IN
                             local pid
                          
                             pid=`cat "$pidfile" 2>/dev/null`
                             if [ "$pid" = '' ]; then
                                # The file probably does not exist or is empty. Success
                                return 0
                             fi
                             # Keep only the first number we find, because some Samba pid files are really
                             # trashy: they end with NUL characters
                             # There is no double quote around $pid on purpose
                             set -- $pid
                             pid="$1"
                          
                             # First try a nice SIGTERM
                             if vmware_synchrone_kill "$pid" 15; then
                                return 0
                             fi
                          
                             # Then send a strong SIGKILL
                             if vmware_synchrone_kill "$pid" 9; then
                                return 0
                             fi
                          
                             return 1
                          }
                          
                          # Determine if SELinux is enabled
                          isSELinuxEnabled() {
                             if [ "`cat /selinux/enforce 2> /dev/null`" = "1" ]; then
                                echo "yes"
                             else
                                echo "no"
                             fi
                          }
                          
                          # Runs a command and retries under the provided SELinux context if it fails
                          vmware_exec_selinux() {
                             local command="$1"
                             # XXX We should probably ask the user at install time what context to use
                             # when we retry commands.  unconfined_t is the correct choice for Red Hat.
                             local context="unconfined_t"
                             local retval
                          
                             $command
                             retval=$?
                             if [ $retval -ne 0 -a "`isSELinuxEnabled`" = 'yes' ]; then
                                runcon -t $context -- $command
                                retval=$?
                             fi
                          
                             return $retval
                          }
                          
                          # Start the blocking file system.  This consists of loading the module and
                          # mounting the file system.
                          vmware_start_vmblock() {
                             mkdir -p -m 1777 /tmp/VMwareDnD
                          
                             # Try FUSE first, fall back on in-kernel module.
                             vmware_start_vmblock_fuse && return 0
                          
                             vmware_exec 'Loading module' vmware_load_module $vmblock
                             exitcode=`expr $exitcode + $?`
                             # Check to see if the file system is already mounted.
                             if grep -q " $vmblockmntpt vmblock " /etc/mtab; then
                                 # If it is mounted, do nothing
                                 true;
                             else
                                 # If it's not mounted, mount it
                                 vmware_exec_selinux "mount -t vmblock none $vmblockmntpt"
                             fi
                          }
                          
                          # Stop the blocking file system
                          vmware_stop_vmblock() {
                              # Check if the file system is mounted and only unmount if so.
                              # Start with FUSE-based version first, then legacy one.
                              #
                              # Vmblock-fuse dev path could be /var/run/vmblock-fuse,
                              # or /run/vmblock-fuse. Bug 758526.
                              if grep -q "/run/vmblock-fuse fuse\.vmware-vmblock " /etc/mtab; then
                                 # if it's mounted, then unmount it
                                 vmware_exec_selinux "umount $vmblockfusemntpt"
                              fi
                              if grep -q " $vmblockmntpt vmblock " /etc/mtab; then
                                 # if it's mounted, then unmount it
                                 vmware_exec_selinux "umount $vmblockmntpt"
                              fi
                          
                              # Unload the kernel module
                              vmware_unload_module $vmblock
                          }
                          
                          # This is necessary to allow udev time to create a device node.  If we don't
                          # wait then udev will override the permissions we choose when it creates the
                          # device node after us.
                          vmware_delay_for_node() {
                             local node="$1"
                             local delay="$2"
                          
                             while [ ! -e $node -a ${delay} -gt 0 ]; do
                                delay=`expr $delay - 1`
                                sleep 1
                             done
                          }
                          
                          vmware_real_modname() {
                             # modprobe might be old and not understand the --resolve-alias option, or
                             # there might not be an alias. In both cases we assume
                             # that the module is not upstreamed.
                             mod=$1
                             mod_alias=$2
                          
                             modname=$(/sbin/modprobe --resolve-alias ${mod_alias} 2>/dev/null)
                             if [ $? = 0 -a "$modname" != "" ] ; then
                                  echo $modname
                             else
                                  echo $mod
                             fi
                          }
                          
                          # starts after vmci is loaded
                          vmware_start_vsock() {
                            real_vmci=$(vmware_real_modname $vmci $vmci_alias)
                          
                            if [ "`isLoaded "$real_vmci"`" = 'no' ]; then
                              # vsock depends on vmci
                              return 1
                            fi
                          
                            real_vsock=$(vmware_real_modname $vsock $vsock_alias)
                          
                            vmware_load_module $real_vsock
                            vmware_rm_stale_node vsock
                            # Give udev 5 seconds to create our node
                            vmware_delay_for_node "/dev/vsock" 5
                            if [ ! -e /dev/vsock ]; then
                               local minor=`cat /proc/misc | grep vsock | awk '{print $1}'`
                               mknod --mode=666 /dev/vsock c 10 "$minor"
                            else
                               chmod 666 /dev/vsock
                            fi
                          
                            return 0
                          }
                          
                          # unloads before vmci
                          vmware_stop_vsock() {
                            real_vsock=$(vmware_real_modname $vsock $vsock_alias)
                            vmware_unload_module $real_vsock
                            rm -f /dev/vsock
                          }
                          
                          is_ESX_running() {
                            if [ ! -f "$vmdb_answer_SBINDIR"/vmware-checkvm ] ; then
                              echo no
                              return
                            fi
                            if "$vmdb_answer_SBINDIR"/vmware-checkvm -p | grep -q ESX; then
                              echo yes
                            else
                              echo no
                            fi
                          }
                          
                          #
                          # Start vmblock only if ESX is not running and the config script
                          # built/loaded it (kernel is >= 2.4.0 and  product is tools-for-linux).
                          # Also don't start when in open-vm compat mode
                          #
                          is_vmblock_needed() {
                            if [ "`is_ESX_running`" = 'yes' -o "$vmdb_answer_OPEN_VM_COMPAT" = 'yes' ]; then
                              echo no
                            else
                              if [ "$vmdb_answer_VMBLOCK_CONFED" = 'yes' ]; then
                                echo yes
                              else
                                echo no
                              fi
                            fi
                          }
                          
                          VMUSR_PATTERN="(vmtoolsd.*vmusr|vmware-user)"
                          
                          vmware_signal_vmware_user() {
                          # Signal all running instances of the user daemon.
                          # Our pattern ensures that we won't touch the system daemon.
                             pkill -$1 -f "$VMUSR_PATTERN"
                             return 0
                          }
                          
                          # A USR1 causes vmware-user to release any references to vmblock or
                          # /proc/fs/vmblock/mountPoint, allowing vmblock to unload, but vmware-user
                          # to continue running. This preserves the user context vmware-user is
                          # running within.
                          vmware_unblock_vmware_user() {
                            vmware_signal_vmware_user 'USR1'
                          }
                          
                          # A USR2 causes vmware-user to relaunch itself, picking up vmblock anew.
                          # This preserves the user context vmware-user is running within.
                          vmware_restart_vmware_user() {
                            vmware_signal_vmware_user 'USR2'
                          }
                          
                          # Checks if there an instance of vmware-user process exists in the system.
                          is_vmware_user_running() {
                            if pgrep -f "$VMUSR_PATTERN" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
                              echo yes
                            else
                              echo no
                            fi
                          }
                          
                          wrap () {
                            AMSG="$1"
                            while [ `echo $AMSG | wc -c` -gt 75 ] ; do
                              AMSG1=`echo $AMSG | sed -e 's/\(.\{1,75\} \).*/\1/' -e 's/  [ 	]*/  /'`
                              AMSG=`echo $AMSG | sed -e 's/.\{1,75\} //' -e 's/  [ 	]*/  /'`
                              echo "  $AMSG1"
                            done
                            echo "  $AMSG"
                            echo " "
                          }
                          
                          #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          #
                          # load_settings
                          #
                          # Load VMware Installer Service settings
                          #
                          # Returns:
                          #    0 on success, otherwise 1.
                          #
                          # Side Effects:
                          #    vmdb_* variables are set.
                          #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          
                          load_settings() {
                            local settings=`$DATABASE/vmis-settings`
                            if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
                              eval "$settings"
                              return 0
                            else
                              return 1
                            fi
                          }
                          
                          #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          #
                          # launch_binary
                          #
                          # Launch a binary with resolved dependencies.
                          #
                          # Returns:
                          #    None.
                          #
                          # Side Effects:
                          #    Process is replaced with the binary if successful,
                          #    otherwise returns 1.
                          #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          
                          launch_binary() {
                            local component="$1"		# IN: component name
                            shift
                            local binary="$2"		# IN: binary name
                            shift
                            local args="$@"		# IN: arguments
                            shift
                          
                            # Convert -'s in component name to _ and lookup its libdir
                            local component=`echo $component | tr '-' '_'`
                            local libdir="vmdb_$component_libdir"
                          
                            exec "$libdir"'/bin/launcher.sh'		\
                                 "$libdir"'/lib'				\
                                 "$libdir"'/bin/'"$binary"		\
                                 "$libdir"'/libconf' "$args"
                            return 1
                          }
                          # END_OF_UTIL_DOT_SH
                          
                          vmware_etc_dir=/etc/vmware-tools
                          
                          # Since this script is installed, our main database should be installed too and
                          # should contain the basic information
                          vmware_db="$vmware_etc_dir"/locations
                          if [ ! -r "$vmware_db" ]; then
                              echo 'Warning: Unable to find '"`vmware_product_name`""'"'s main database '"$vmware_db"'.'
                              echo
                          
                              exit 1
                          fi
                          
                          # BEGINNING_OF_DB_DOT_SH
                          #!/bin/sh
                          
                          #
                          # Manage an installer database
                          #
                          
                          # Add an answer to a database in memory
                          db_answer_add() {
                            local dbvar="$1" # IN/OUT
                            local id="$2"    # IN
                            local value="$3" # IN
                            local answers
                            local i
                          
                            eval "$dbvar"'_answer_'"$id"'="$value"'
                          
                            eval 'answers="$'"$dbvar"'_answers"'
                            # There is no double quote around $answers on purpose
                            for i in $answers; do
                              if [ "$i" = "$id" ]; then
                                return
                              fi
                            done
                            answers="$answers"' '"$id"
                            eval "$dbvar"'_answers="$answers"'
                          }
                          
                          # Remove an answer from a database in memory
                          db_answer_remove() {
                            local dbvar="$1" # IN/OUT
                            local id="$2"    # IN
                            local new_answers
                            local answers
                            local i
                          
                            eval 'unset '"$dbvar"'_answer_'"$id"
                          
                            new_answers=''
                            eval 'answers="$'"$dbvar"'_answers"'
                            # There is no double quote around $answers on purpose
                            for i in $answers; do
                              if [ "$i" != "$id" ]; then
                                new_answers="$new_answers"' '"$i"
                              fi
                            done
                            eval "$dbvar"'_answers="$new_answers"'
                          }
                          
                          # Load all answers from a database on stdin to memory (<dbvar>_answer_*
                          # variables)
                          db_load_from_stdin() {
                            local dbvar="$1" # OUT
                          
                            eval "$dbvar"'_answers=""'
                          
                            # read doesn't support -r on FreeBSD 3.x. For this reason, the following line
                            # is patched to remove the -r in case of FreeBSD tools build. So don't make
                            # changes to it.
                            while read action p1 p2; do
                              if [ "$action" = 'answer' ]; then
                                db_answer_add "$dbvar" "$p1" "$p2"
                              elif [ "$action" = 'remove_answer' ]; then
                                db_answer_remove "$dbvar" "$p1"
                              fi
                            done
                          }
                          
                          # Load all answers from a database on disk to memory (<dbvar>_answer_*
                          # variables)
                          db_load() {
                            local dbvar="$1"  # OUT
                            local dbfile="$2" # IN
                          
                            db_load_from_stdin "$dbvar" < "$dbfile"
                          }
                          
                          # Iterate through all answers in a database in memory, calling <func>with
                          # id/value pairs and the remaining arguments to this function
                          db_iterate() {
                            local dbvar="$1" # IN
                            local func="$2"  # IN
                            shift 2
                            local answers
                            local i
                            local value
                          
                            eval 'answers="/func>"$dbvar"'_answers"'
                            # There is no double quote around $answers on purpose
                            for i in $answers; do
                              eval 'value="/func>"$dbvar"'_answer_'"$i"'"'
                              "$func" "$i" "$value" "$@"
                            done
                          }
                          
                          # If it exists in memory, remove an answer from a database (disk and memory)
                          db_remove_answer() {
                            local dbvar="$1"  # IN/OUT
                            local dbfile="$2" # IN
                            local id="$3"     # IN
                            local answers
                            local i
                          
                            eval 'answers="/func>"$dbvar"'_answers"'
                            # There is no double quote around $answers on purpose
                            for i in $answers; do
                              if [ "$i" = "$id" ]; then
                                echo 'remove_answer '"$id" >> "$dbfile"
                                db_answer_remove "$dbvar" "$id"
                                return
                              fi
                            done
                          }
                          
                          # Add an answer to a database (disk and memory)
                          db_add_answer() {
                            local dbvar="$1"  # IN/OUT
                            local dbfile="$2" # IN
                            local id="$3"     # IN
                            local value="$4"  # IN
                          
                            db_remove_answer "$dbvar" "$dbfile" "$id"
                            echo 'answer '"$id"' '"$value" >> "$dbfile"
                            db_answer_add "$dbvar" "$id" "$value"
                          }
                          
                          # Add a file to a database on disk
                          # 'file' is the file to put in the database (it may not exist on the disk)
                          # 'tsfile' is the file to get the timestamp from, '' if no timestamp
                          db_add_file() {
                            local dbfile="$1" # IN
                            local file="$2"   # IN
                            local tsfile="$3" # IN
                            local date
                          
                            if [ "$tsfile" = '' ]; then
                              echo 'file '"$file" >> "$dbfile"
                            else
                              # We cannot guarantee existence of GNU coreutils date on all platforms
                              # (e.g. Solaris).  Ignore timestamps in that case.
                              date=`date -r "$tsfile" '+%s' 2> /dev/null` || true
                              if [ "$date" != '' ]; then
                                date=' '"$date"
                              fi
                              echo 'file '"$file$date" >> "$dbfile"
                            fi
                          }
                          
                          # Remove file from database
                          db_remove_file() {
                            local dbfile="$1" # IN
                            local file="$2"   # IN
                          
                            echo "remove_file $file" >> "$dbfile"
                          }
                          
                          # Add a directory to a database on disk
                          db_add_dir() {
                            local dbfile="$1" # IN
                            local dir="$2"    # IN
                          
                            echo 'directory '"$dir" >> "$dbfile"
                          }
                          # END_OF_DB_DOT_SH
                          
                          db_load 'vmdb' "$vmware_db"
                          
                          # Make sure the ESC byte is literal: Ash does not support echo -e
                          rc_done=' done'
                          rc_failed='failed'
                          
                          #
                          # Global variables
                          #
                          vmblock="vmblock"
                          vmmemctl="vmmemctl"
                          vmxnet="vmxnet"
                          
                          vmblock_mnt="/var/run/vmblock"
                          
                          VMTOOLSD_PID_FILE='/var/run/vmtoolsd.pid'
                          
                          #
                          # Utilities
                          #
                          
                          # BEGINNING_OF_IPV4_DOT_SH
                          #!/bin/sh
                          
                          #
                          # IPv4 address functions
                          #
                          # Thanks to Owen DeLong <owen@delong.com>for pointing me at bash's arithmetic
                          # expansion ability, which is a lot faster than using 'expr'
                          #
                          
                          # Compute the subnet address associated to a couple IP/netmask
                          ipv4_subnet() {
                            local ip="$1"
                            local netmask="$2"
                          
                            # Split quad-dotted addresses into bytes
                            # There is no double quote around the back-quoted expression on purpose
                            # There is no double quote around $ip and $netmask on purpose
                            set -- `IFS='.'; echo $ip $netmask`
                          
                            echo $(($1 & $5)).$(($2 & $6)).$(($3 & $7)).$(($4 & $8))
                          }
                          
                          # Compute the broadcast address associated to a couple IP/netmask
                          ipv4_broadcast() {
                            local ip="$1"
                            local netmask="$2"
                          
                            # Split quad-dotted addresses into bytes
                            # There is no double quote around the back-quoted expression on purpose
                            # There is no double quote around $ip and $netmask on purpose
                            set -- `IFS='.'; echo $ip $netmask`
                          
                            echo $(($1 | (255 - $5))).$(($2 | (255 - $6))).$(($3 | (255 - $7))).$(($4 | (255 - $8)))
                          }
                          # END_OF_IPV4_DOT_SH
                          
                          # Are we running in a VM?
                          vmware_inVM() {
                            "$vmdb_answer_SBINDIR"/vmware-checkvm >/dev/null 2>&1
                          }
                          
                          # Is a given module loaded?
                          isLoaded() {
                            local module="$1"
                          
                            /sbin/kldstat | awk 'BEGIN {n = "no";} {if ($5 == "'"$module.ko"'") n = "yes";} END {print n;}'
                          }
                          
                          # Is a given Network interface in use?
                          isInUse() {
                            local interface="$1"
                          
                            LANG=C ifconfig $interface | grep -Eq \
                            "inet +[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+"
                            if [ "$?" -eq 0 ]; then
                              echo 'yes'
                            else
                              echo 'no'
                            fi
                          }
                          
                          #
                          # Macro definitions
                          #
                          
                          vmware_switch() {
                            "$vmdb_answer_BINDIR"/vmware-config-tools.pl --switch
                            return 0
                          }
                          
                          # Start the guest virtual memory manager
                          vmware_start_vmmemctl() {
                            /sbin/kldload "$vmmemctl" >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1
                          
                            return 0
                          }
                          
                          # Stop the guest virtual memory manager
                          vmware_stop_vmmemctl() {
                            if [ "`isLoaded "$vmmemctl"`" = 'yes' ]; then
                              /sbin/kldunload "$vmmemctl" >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1
                            fi
                          
                            return 0
                          }
                          
                          # Start the virtual ethernet kernel service
                          vmware_start_vmxnet() {
                            if [ "`isLoaded "$vmxnet"`" = 'no' ]; then
                              /sbin/kldload "$vmxnet" > /dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1
                            fi
                            return 0
                          }
                          
                          # Stop the virtual ethernet kernel service
                          vmware_stop_vmxnet() {
                            if [ "`isInUse vxn0`" = 'no' ]; then
                              /sbin/kldunload "$vmxnet" >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1
                            fi
                            return 0
                          }
                          
                          # Identify whether there's a mount mounted on the default vmblock mountpoint
                          is_vmblock_mounted() {
                             if mount -t vmblock | grep -q "on $vmblock_mnt" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
                                echo "yes"
                             else
                                echo "no"
                             fi
                          }
                          
                          # Mount vmblock filesystem
                          vmware_mount_vmblock() {
                             if [ "`is_vmblock_mounted`" = "no" ]; then
                                mkdir -p -m 1777 /tmp/VMwareDnD
                                mkdir -p "$vmblock_mnt"
                                /sbin/mount_vmblock /tmp/VMwareDnD "$vmblock_mnt" || exit 1
                             fi
                             return 0
                          }
                          
                          # Unmount vmblock filesystem
                          vmware_unmount_vmblock() {
                             if [ "`is_vmblock_mounted`" = "yes" ]; then
                                # Tell vmware-user to let go of vmblock
                                vmware_unblock_vmware_user
                                # Now we should be able to unmount
                                umount "$vmblock_mnt"
                             fi
                          }
                          
                          # Start the vmblock filesystem
                          vmware_start_vmblock() {
                            if [ "`isLoaded "$vmblock"`" = 'no' ]; then
                              /sbin/kldload "$vmblock" >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1
                            fi
                            vmware_mount_vmblock
                          }
                          
                          # Stop the vmblock filesystem
                          vmware_stop_vmblock() {
                            vmware_unmount_vmblock
                            if [ "`isLoaded "$vmblock"`" = 'yes' ]; then
                              /sbin/kldunload "$vmblock" >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1
                            fi
                          }
                          
                          #
                          # Note:
                          #  . Each daemon must be started from its own directory to avoid busy devices
                          #  . Each PID file doesn't need to be added to the installer database, because
                          #    it is going to be automatically removed when it becomes stale (after a
                          #    reboot). It must go directly under /var/run, or some distributions
                          #    (RedHat 6.0) won't clean it
                          #
                          
                          # Start the guest OS daemon
                          vmware_start_vmtoolsd() {
                            cd "$vmdb_answer_SBINDIR" && "$vmdb_answer_SBINDIR"/vmtoolsd \
                              --background "$VMTOOLSD_PID_FILE"
                          }
                          
                          # Stop the guest OS daemon
                          vmware_stop_vmtoolsd() {
                            vmware_stop_pidfile "$VMTOOLSD_PID_FILE"
                          }
                          
                          is_ESX_running() {
                            if "$vmdb_answer_SBINDIR"/vmware-checkvm -p | grep -q ESX; then
                              echo yes
                            else
                              echo no
                            fi
                          }
                          
                          is_vmmemctl_needed() {
                            if [ "$vmdb_answer_VMMEMCTL_CONFED" = 'yes' ]; then
                              echo yes
                            else
                              echo no
                            fi
                          }
                          
                          is_vmxnet_needed() {
                            LANG=C pciconf -l 2>&1 | grep -q 'chip=0x072015ad'
                            if [ "$?" -eq 0 -a "$vmdb_answer_VMXNET_CONFED" = 'yes' ]; then
                              echo yes
                            else
                              echo no
                            fi
                          }
                          
                          # See how we were called.
                          case "$1" in
                            start)
                              exitcode='0'
                              if vmware_inVM; then
                                if [ -e "$vmware_etc_dir"/not_configured ]; then
                                  echo "`vmware_product_name`"' is installed, but it has not been '
                                  echo '(correctly) configured for the running kernel.'
                                  echo 'To (re-)configure it, invoke the following command: '
                                  echo "$vmdb_answer_BINDIR"'/vmware-config-tools.pl.'
                                  echo
                                  exit 1
                                fi
                          
                                echo 'Starting VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:'
                                vmware_exec 'Switching to guest configuration:' vmware_switch
                                exitcode=`expr "$exitcode" + "$?"`
                          
                                if [ "`is_vmmemctl_needed`" = 'yes' ]; then
                                  vmware_exec 'Guest memory manager:' vmware_start_vmmemctl
                                  exitcode=`expr "$exitcode" + "$?"`
                                fi
                          
                                if [ "`is_vmxnet_needed`" = 'yes' ]; then
                                  vmware_exec 'Guest vmxnet fast network device:' vmware_start_vmxnet
                                  exitcode=`expr "$exitcode" + "$?"`
                                fi
                          
                                if [ "`is_vmblock_needed`" = 'yes' ]; then
                                  vmware_exec 'Blocking file system:' vmware_start_vmblock
                                fi
                          
                                # Signal vmware-user to relaunch itself and maybe restore
                                # contact with the blocking file system.
                                if [ "`is_vmware_user_running`" = 'yes' ]; then
                                  vmware_exec 'VMware User Agent:' vmware_restart_vmware_user
                                fi
                          
                                vmware_exec 'Guest operating system daemon:' vmware_start_vmtoolsd
                                exitcode=`expr "$exitcode" + "$?"`
                              else
                                echo 'Starting VMware Tools services on the host:'
                                vmware_exec 'Switching to host config:' vmware_switch
                                exitcode=`expr "$exitcode" + "$?"`
                              fi
                          
                              # if [ "$exitcode" -gt 0 ]; then
                                # Set the 'not configured' flag
                                # touch "$vmware_etc_dir"'/not_configured'
                                # chmod 644 "$vmware_etc_dir"'/not_configured'
                                # db_add_file "$vmware_db" "$vmware_etc_dir"'/not_configured' \
                                  # "$vmware_etc_dir"'/not_configured'
                                #exit 1
                              #fi
                            ;;
                          
                            stop)
                              exitcode='0'
                          
                              if vmware_inVM; then
                                echo 'Stopping VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:'
                                vmware_exec 'Guest operating system daemon:' vmware_stop_vmtoolsd
                                exitcode=`expr "$exitcode" + "$?"`
                          
                                if [ "`is_vmblock_needed`" = 'yes' ]; then
                                  vmware_exec 'Blocking file system:' vmware_stop_vmblock
                                  exitcode=`expr "$exitcode" + "$?"`
                                fi
                                if [ "`is_vmmemctl_needed`" = 'yes' ]; then
                                  vmware_exec 'Guest memory manager:' vmware_stop_vmmemctl
                                  exitcode=`expr "$exitcode" + "$?"`
                                fi
                                if [ "`is_vmxnet_needed`" = 'yes' ]; then
                                  vmware_exec 'Guest vmxnet fast network device:' vmware_stop_vmxnet
                                  exitcode=`expr "$exitcode" + "$?"`
                                fi
                              else
                                echo -n 'Skipping VMware Tools services shutdown on the host:'
                                vmware_success
                                echo
                              fi
                            ;;
                          
                            status)
                              echo -n 'vmtoolsd '
                              if vmware_check_pidfile "$VMTOOLSD_PID_FILE"; then
                                echo 'is running'
                                exit 0;
                              else
                                echo 'is not running'
                                exit 1;
                              fi
                            ;;
                          
                            restart)
                              "$0" stop && "$0" start
                            ;;
                          
                            *)
                              echo "Usage: `basename "$0"` {start|stop|status|restart}"
                              exit 1
                          esac
                          
                          exit 0</owen@delong.com></func></dbvar></dbvar> 
                          
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                            justsomeone
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                            I just tried this "fix" with pfSense:amd64 2.1.5 on ESXi 5.5.0 build: 1331820 and it isn't working. After restart vmware tools isn't running. Can anyone offer some insight?

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                              johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
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                              And is there a not_configured file?  If so you didn't comment out the .sh correctly.

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