Specifications

Administration Guide
126 VMware, Inc.
Setting Startup and Shutdown Options by Modifying the Configuration
File Directly (Advanced Users Only)
To!add!or!change!a!configuration!option!for!a!virtual!machine!that!cannot!be!accessed!
from!elsewhere!in!the!management!interface,!edit!the!virtual!machine’s!configuration!
file!(the!file!with!the!.vmx!extension)!from!the!Options!dialog!box.!
For!example,!to!enable!repeatable!resume!in!the!virtual!machine,!see!“To!add
!an!option!
to!the!configuration!file!(.vmx)”!on!page 127.
Before!modifying!the!configuration!file,!make!sure!you!are!logged!into!the!
management!interface!as!the!virtual!machine!user!or!a!user!with!the!proper!
permissions!to!modify!this!virtual!machine!(such!as!the!root!user).
CAUTION Do!not!add!or!change!any!options!in!your!configuration!file!unless!you!have!
been!given!a!specific!option!to!add!to!the!file!in!another!part!of!the!user!
documentation!or!if!you!are!working!with!VMware!support!to!solve!an!
issue!with!your!virtual!machine.