Specifications

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Caution: In order to configure GSX Server correctly, the vmware-config.pl
configuration program requires all virtual machines to be shut down. The program
shuts down any running virtual machines automatically.
If You Are Already Running Samba
If you already have Samba running on your Linux host, you should not install the GSX
Server Samba server when you are installing GSX Server on your host.
The configuration program prompts you
Do you want this script to automatically configure your
system to allow your virtual machines to access the host
file system?
Answer no.
Be sure to modify your Samba configuration so it includes the IP subnet used by the
GSX Server virtual Ethernet adapter, VMnet1.
To determine what subnet is being used by VMnet1, run
/sbin/ifconfig vmnet1
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 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 Samba password command.
smbpasswd -a <username>
<username> is the user name you want to add. Follow the instructions on the
screen.
3. Log off of the root account.
exit
Using a Samba Server for Both Bridged and Host-Only Networks
You may use the Samba server of your choice — either the existing Samba server
from your host operating system’s distribution or the one provided with GSX Server —
for both host-only and bridged networking. To do so, you must modify one parameter