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How to access a file on a Linux VM from VMware host?

I know there are some similar questions. However, twist with this one is that I am locked out of the vm. I don't have the root password for the VM. However, I still want to get a file off of the VM....
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No operating System found in Vmware workstation 16 for Solaris 11 in MX Linux

I have downloaded the Solaris 11 testing ISO from the official Solaris download page; I wanted to try out a Unix-based operating system. I have downloaded the ISO from this link. I have created a ...
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How to resolve the issue that is prohibiting me to boot up my VMWare?

I am getting this message when I tried to run my kali linux through VMWare. "VMware Workstation cannot connect to the virtual machine. Make sure you have rights to run the program, access all ...
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VMware Workstation 15 Copy/Paste from Windows 7 Guest to Manjaro Linux Host is not working

When I try to Copy/Paste from a Windows 7 guest OS to the Manjaro Linux Host OS, I get the following error: Screenshot 1 I then searched for that directory in the file system of the Host OS, I found ...
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Change return to control if pressed with other keys, to return if pressed alone… on Linux

My keyboard setup at home under MacOS uses Karabiner to "Change return to control if pressed with other keys, to return if pressed alone" and it works fine also inside Linux VirtualBoxes. At work I ...
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How can I create a VMWare virtual machine that boots an existing (EFI) Fedora installation?

I have a Fedora and Windows installation on the same disk, and have been trying to get VMWare Workstation Player in Windows to boot the Fedora partition, but for some reason the machine doesn't boot. ...
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How to get vmnet8 subnet from within guest VM

I am building a demo VM (think of something similar to Hortonworks Sandbox VM) and want the VM to boot up with static IP such as 192.168.94.100 The vmnet8 has 192.168.94.0/24 in my Mac via VMware ...
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Multiple virtual Monitors in Linux Guest with VMware Workstation 12

First off: This question is not about displaying the guest on multiple host monitors. The goal is to use multiple monitors in the guest OS, independently of the host's display layout. In fact my PC ...
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Deleted AutoProtect snapshots and can't boot VM's

I've had 3 VM's running AutoProtect fine for several months but decided it was pointless and wanted to disable it. I also simultaneously wanted to enable Persistent Independent disk access. I wasn't ...
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Can't use my webcam on Vmware Workstation

I have a Vmware ubuntu 15.04 virtual machine, and I can't acces my buil-in lenovo webcam; when i run Cheese it says: "no device found" and when i type lsusb on the terminal, no webcam is shown. I ...
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Running VM image created by Workstation in Windows in a Linux machine

I have a Windows machine, on which I'm running a VM image using Workstation. I would like to run this VM image on a Linux machine. I know I at least need the Linux version of Workstation. But is the ...
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Connect to a remote Linux (VMWare) VM using Windows 10

Well it seems like a very simple thing to do but i couldn't find anything online that simply explain how to do this: I have a Desktop PC running Windows 10 which i installed "VMWare Workstation" and ...
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Problems installing VMware on arch linux

I'm trying to install VMware but when it gets to "before you can run VMware, several modules must be compiled and loaded into the running kernel" I click install, enter my password, and i get a error ...
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VMWARE Network Configuration

and thank your help in advance. I am trying to setup a virtual environment in which i need to create 5 virtual machines running ubuntu and i need them to be able to see each other in the network as ...
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Why won't windows let me have access to these virtual machines and how to get access?

No matter which iso files I download, regardless of the site I get it from, when I make an ISO file, I get this error: Error while powering on: VMware Player cannot connect to the virtual machine. ...
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