Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in /usr/local/pkg/open-vm-tools

[epoortman]

When installing the open-VM-tools on an pfSense installed on VMware ESX 4.1 the installer process ends with the following error;
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_VARIABLE in /usr/local/pkg/open-vm-tools.inc on line 23

After rebooting the pfSense the system becomes unusable.

Anyone with the same issue?

Regards.

[epoortman]

Fixed it by installing vmware-tools manualy.

Use the vmware-tools from VMware server.

[heper]

there are some topics about open-vm-tools not working currently ….

could you give more detail about getting the proprietary version working ?

[jimp]

Reinstall the package in about 5 minutes, the syntax error should be fixed.