[Bug 56286] Re: vmplayer fails to start if usernames are stored in LDAP

2009-02-22 Thread duanedesign
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[Bug 56286] Re: vmplayer fails to start if usernames are stored in LDAP

2008-09-14 Thread Benjamin Montgomery
I'm not running 8.10 alpha yet and I don't have the same setup using LDAP for usernames so I can't test. -- vmplayer fails to start if usernames are stored in LDAP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/56286 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

Re: [Bug 56286] Re: vmplayer fails to start if usernames are stored in LDAP

2008-09-14 Thread rocketman
vmplayer fails to start if usernames are stored in > LDAP > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sunday, 14 September, 2008, 6:24 AM > Is this symptom still reproducible in 8.10 alpha? If so, > for which > version(s) of vmware-player? > > ** Changed in: vmware-player (Ubuntu

[Bug 56286] Re: vmplayer fails to start if usernames are stored in LDAP

2007-07-14 Thread Brian Murray
** Changed in: vmware-player (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium Assignee: Brian Murray => (unassigned) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- vmplayer fails to start if usernames are stored in LDAP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/56286 You received this bug notification because y

[Bug 56286] Re: vmplayer fails to start if usernames are stored in LDAP

2007-07-13 Thread rocketman
Hi! The problem doesn't really seem to be connected to user verification. It works just fine when the user has "elevated" rights like, say, root. When attempting to run vmplayer as J Random Nerd user I get the same exact error message and no VMware. Regards, /rocketman -- vmplayer fails to star

[Bug 56286] Re: vmplayer fails to start if usernames are stored in LDAP

2007-06-06 Thread Benjamin Montgomery
I stopped using vmware awhile ago, but unless they have stopped shipping their own libs with the vmware binaries it is very likely this issue still exists. -- vmplayer fails to start if usernames are stored in LDAP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/56286 You received this bug notification because y

[Bug 56286] Re: vmplayer fails to start if usernames are stored in LDAP

2007-06-05 Thread Brian Murray
Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering is this still an issue for you? Thanks in advance. ** Changed in: vmware-player (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassi

[Bug 56286] Re: [Bug 56286] Re: vmplayer fails to start if usernames are stored in LDAP

2006-08-17 Thread Benjamin Montgomery
Lionel Porcheron wrote: > Do you have a home directory with write permissions on it ? It seems > that the problem is linked with writing something. The issue is not with write permissions in a home directory. vmplayer wants to map your UID to a username so that it can create a file called /tm

[Bug 56286] Re: vmplayer fails to start if usernames are stored in LDAP

2006-08-17 Thread Lionel Porcheron
Yes, I agree that the workaround is uggly. I can not reproduce it here: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ vmplayer /usr/lib/vmware-player/bin/vmplayer: /usr/lib/vmware-player/lib/libpng12.so.0/libpng12.so.0: no version information available (required by /usr/lib/libcairo.so.2) Nevertheless: [EMAIL PROTECTED

[Bug 56286] Re: vmplayer fails to start if usernames are stored in LDAP

2006-08-13 Thread Benjamin Montgomery
I saw on the VMWare forums the suggestion to add a copy of the user in LDAP to my /etc/passwd. I tried that and vmplayer starts, but I don't want to use that fix. -- vmplayer fails to start if usernames are stored in LDAP https://launchpad.net/bugs/56286 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 56286] Re: vmplayer fails to start if usernames are stored in LDAP

2006-08-13 Thread Lionel Porcheron
I use vmplayer on a system where users informations are stored in a LDAP directory and I dot not have noticed the problem. Whats the problem on you system ? What is displayed when you launch vmplayer from console ? ** Changed in: vmware-player (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info --