I've worked around this problem by patching '/usr/lib/vmware/net-services.sh' as follows: --- net-services.sh.old 2007-10-01 14:45:51.000000000 -0700 +++ net-services.sh 2007-10-12 10:41:19.000000000 -0700 @@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ # Determine if SELinux is enabled isSELinuxEnabled() { - if [ "`cat /selinux/enforce 2> /dev/null`" = "1" ]; then + if [ -x /usr/sbin/selinuxenabled ] && /usr/sbin/selinuxenabled ; then echo "yes" else echo "no" @@ -616,6 +616,9 @@ if [ ! -e "$vDevice" ]; then mknod -m 600 "$vDevice" c 119 "$vHubNr" fi + if [ "`isSELinuxEnabled`" = 'yes' ]; then + restorecon "$vDevice" + fi } # Create a virtual host ethernet interface and connect it to a virtual tom -- Tom London