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On a Linux host, the log is called
ui-<PID>.log
and is stored in the user’s TEMP
directory; by default, this directory is
/tmp/vmware-<username>
. The path to
this file appears in the terminal when you start the console.
VMware Management Interface Log File
The VMware Management Interface keeps a log.
On a Windows host, the log is called
mui.log
and is stored by default in
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Management Interface
.
On a Linux host, the log is called
error_log
and is stored by default in
/var/log/vmware-mui
.
VMware Authorization Service Log File
You can enable logging for the VMware Authorization Service (known as
vmware-authd
on Linux hosts) manually.
1. In a text editor, open the following file:
•
On a Windows host, edit
config.ini
, located in
C:\Documents and
Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware
GSX Server
.
•
On a Linux host, edit
/etc/vmware/config
.
2. Add the following lines to the file:
vmauthd.logEnabled = TRUE
log.vmauthdFileName = "vmauthd.log"
This creates a file called
vmauthd.log
. On a Windows host, this file appears by
default in
C:\Windows\system32
or
C:\WINNT\system32
; on a Linux
host, this file appears by default in
/var/log/vmware
.
3. Save and close the configuration file. The log is enabled on a Linux host.
4. On a Windows host, restart the VMware Authorization Service. Choose
Start
>
Administrative Tools
>
Services
. Right-click
VMware Authorization Service
and
choose
Restart
. This enables logging.
VMware Registration Service Log File
The VMware Registration Service keeps a log.
On a Windows host, the log is called
vmware-serverd.log
and is stored in
C:\Windows\Temp
.
On a Linux host, the log is called
vmware-serverd.log
and is stored in
/var/log/vmware
.
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