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    • Y
      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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              • Y
                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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                  • Y
                    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?

                      "Bad shit happens to drunk people."

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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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