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I have the following problem:

Some days ago i create a new ubuntu 10.04 VM (before we got a ubuntu 9.04 version). I installed and configured all prerequisites (for testing) like on ubuntu 9.04.

If i try to start my test now i always get the following error:
Error: Invalid user name or password for the guest OS

My command looks like:

vmrun -T esx -h https://myserver.sq.fabasoft.com:443/sdk -u "root" -p "password" -gu "root" -gp "password" listProcessesInGuest "[Datastore] hostname/hostname.vmx"
Error: Invalid user name or password for the guest OS

I can start / stop / revert the VM programatically without problems but i cant listprocesses or start any script in it.

Anyone knows what i have forget or what is missing/configured wrong

VMWare Tools for Linux Version 3.5.0, build-110271

For just starting a VM you have to authentificate on the HOST. Are you sure that the VMware Tools are installed correctly on the Guest OS? Because thats a prerequisite before you can start to modifying the Guest OS from outsite.

Also check the credentials of the Guest User account you are using.

Regards
Joerg

I'm not really sure that i have installed it correctly but i don't know how i can figure at that it installed correctly.

The first problem i have was that i get the errormessage that i haven't installed the vmware tools. Then i modified some packages for vmware tools and after that the first problem is gone. Then i got always the error "invalid username or login".

Also check the credentials of the Guest User account you are using. <-- i thought that i have made a fault so i upgrade my old vm from 9.04 to 9.10 and then to 10.04 then i reinstalled the vmware tools. But i also get the same error.

on ubuntu 9.04 it works with this credentials and i made no change to it.

PS: i also understand german answers if u want.

best regards martin