I have ESXi 4.0.0, 208167, server trying to install VMWare tools on Ubuntu 11.10 I'm getting the following error:
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Unable to create symlink "/usr/lib64/libvmcf.so" pointing to file "/usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libvmcf.so/libvmcf.so".
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Any ideas???
Thanks
Here's the complete log after trying to install the second time:
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The removal of VMware Tools 4.0.0 build-208167 for Linux completed
successfully.
Installing VMware Tools.
In which directory do you want to install the binary files?
[/usr/bin]
What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/ to rc6.d/)?
[/etc]
What is the directory that contains the init scripts?
[/etc/init.d]
In which directory do you want to install the daemon files?
[/usr/sbin]
In which directory do you want to install the library files?
[/usr/lib/vmware-tools]
In which directory do you want to install the documentation files?
[/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools]
The path "/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools" does not exist currently. This program
is going to create it, including needed parent directories. Is this what you
want? [yes]
The installation of VMware Tools 4.0.0 build-208167 for Linux completed
successfully. You can decide to remove this software from your system at any
time by invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl".
Before running VMware Tools for the first time, you need to configure it by
invoking the following command: "/usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl". Do you want
this program to invoke the command for you now? [yes]
Unable to create symlink "/usr/lib64/libvmcf.so" pointing to file
"/usr/lib/vmware-tools/lib64/libvmcf.so/libvmcf.so".
Execution aborted.
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