Installation guide

CHAPTER 3 Using the VMware Management Interface to Manage Your Virtual Machines
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For example, if a configuration file is /home/foo/vms/win2k/win2k.vmx, the
user needed to have execute (x) privileges on /home, /home/foo, /home/foo/
vms, /home/foo/vms/win2k and appropriate privileges on win2k.vmx.
Note: The remote console still requires that the user has execute (x) permission on
all parent directories.
Creating a Flagship User
You might choose to have a virtual machine owned by a “flagship user” instead of a
real person. By using a “flagship user,” only one user account owns the virtual
machines that are in production. An advantage of using flagship accounts is that
flagship users never leave the company or go on vacation.
By using a flagship user, you also avoid problems in access privileges, if multiple
individuals in a group, access the same virtual machine, through the remote console.
That is, you can give all group members execute privileges to the flagship user’s
directories. that contain the virtual machines. Without these execute privileges on
parent directories, other group members won’t be able to use the remote console.