Specifications

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VMware GSX Server Virtual Machine Guide
; lprm command = cancel %p-%j
;[system]
; comment = System share
; path = /
; valid users = username
; public = no
; browsable = yes
; writable = yes
; printable = no
Adding User Names and Passwords to the GSX Server Samba Password File
You must be sure the Samba password file includes entries for all users of the virtual
machine who will access the host’s file system. The user names and passwords in the
Samba password file must be the same as those used for logging on to the guest
operating system.
You may add user names and passwords to the GSX Server Samba password file at any
time from a terminal window on your Linux host computer.
1. Log on to the root account.
su -
2. Run the GSX Server Samba password command.
vmware-smbpasswd vmnet1 -a <username>
<username> is the user name you want to add. Follow the instructions on the
screen.
Note: vmware-smbpasswd is based on the standard Samba password
program. If you are familiar with the options used in smbpasswd, you may use
any of them in vmware-smbpasswd.
3. Log off of the root account.
exit
You may receive an error message that says
Unknown virtual interface "vmnet1"
This indicates your machine is not using the GSX Server Samba server.
If your installation of GSX Server does not include the GSX Server Samba server and
you want to set it up, log on to the root account on your host computer (su -), then
run vmware-config.pl from a terminal on the host. The configuration program
asks
Do you want this script to automatically configure your
system to allow your virtual machines to access the host
file system?
Answer yes.