On Wed, 2005-10-05 at 11:45 +0100, Paul Smith wrote: > On 10/5/05, Paul Smith <phhs80@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I am trying to install VMware 4.5.2, but when I ran (as root) > > > > [root@localhost vmware-distrib]# perl vmware-install.pl > > > > I get the following error > > > > «Before running VMware Workstation for the first time, you need to configure it > > by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl". Do you want this > > program to invoke the command for you now? [yes] > > > > sh: /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl: Permission denied» > > I tried the following: > > # chmod +x /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl > [root@localhost vmware-distrib]# perl vmware-install.pl > A previous installation of VMware software has been detected. > > Failure > > Execution aborted. > # > > Any advice? > > Paul > Paul, The general advice is to get the vmware-any-any-update##.tar.gz file as suggested regularly on the VMWare support forums. It appears that your software has been installed, just not configured. Apply the update and re-run vmware-config.pl. Since you are running 4.5.2 (instead of the current 5.0), make sure to read the Fedora Release Notes pertaining to "udev" wiping out the /dev entries that vmware-config.pl creates (though the latest update may have fixed this - it is fixed in 5.0). Good luck, --Rob
