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    Install of Open-VM-Tools fails

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    • KOMK
      KOM
      last edited by

      Basic install of LiveCD from Nov 4.  Went to install Open-VM-Tools:

      Beginning package installation for Open-VM-Tools .
      Downloading package configuration file… done.
      Saving updated package information... done.
      Downloading Open-VM-Tools and its dependencies...
      Checking for package installation...
      Downloading https://files.pfsense.org/packages/10/All/open-vm-tools-1280544_6-amd64.pbi ...  (extracting)
      Loading package configuration... done.
      Configuring package components...
      Loading package configuration... done.
      Additional files... done.
      Loading package instructions...
      Custom commands...
      Executing custom_php_install_command()...

      Could not open /usr/local/etc/rc.d/vmware-guestd.sh for writing

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        robvanhooren
        last edited by

        bump

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        • C
          cmb
          last edited by

          the root of that issue is this. https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/4019

          to work around, run the following at a command prompt before installing the package.

          mkdir /usr/local/etc/rc.d
          
          
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