I was looking to update to VMware Server 2 for my 11.1 Beta install & found a 64-bit version rpm; see: https://www.vmware.com/freedownload/login.php
You have to login or setup an account; but it’s free;)
Now to see if it works:)
jim@linux-wxyz:~> su
Password:
linux-6ecz:/home/jim # rpm -ihv /home/jim/VMware-server-2.0.0-116503.i386.rpm
Preparing… ########################################### [100%]
This VMware Server is built for the i386 architecture and is incompatible
with your platform’s x86_64 architecture. This version of ‘VMware Server’
won’t be installed.
error: %pre(VMware-server-2.0.0-116503.i386) scriptlet failed, exit status 1
error: install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping VMware-server-2.0.0-116503
linux-6ecz:/home/jim # rpm -ihv /home/jim/VMware-server-2.0.0-116503.x86_64.rpm
Preparing… ########################################### [100%]
1:VMware-server ########################################### [100%]
The installation of VMware Server 2.0.0 for Linux completed successfully.
You can decide to remove this software from your system at any time by
invoking the following command: “rpm -e VMware-server”.
Before running VMware Server for the first time, you need to
configure it for your running kernel by invoking the
following command: “/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl”.
Enjoy,
--the VMware team
This has been a real interesting afternoon. The Vmware Server docs say that the setup is intuitive – not for me, lots of reading to be done.
When you do “/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl”, you have only just begun:P
Let me help you along:
When you type “vmware” in a terminal, you are most likely going to get a browser open with https://127.0.0.1:8333/ui/# as an address and a blank page.
I copied that to Firefox & Firefox told me of a missing certificate, which I went through the process and loaded it.
Next, you have to login; I could only login as openSUSE “root”; once in, I added my username.
In Firefox, I found that there was a VMware “help” tab; open that in a new “tab”. It’s all there, but, you have to get to it.
I had no problem setting up my new VM, Note that there is a tab “console”, you will need to install a “plugin” to continue – just click on it & then click on get the plugin.
Once you have the VM installed and console plugin, you can insert the guest OS and “power on”.
Remember the help tab;)
Have fun…
VMware Server 2.0 Release Notes will help:)
I’ve been trying to get vmware server 2.0 to work with opensuse 10.2. I can get to the login screen in the web browser, but every time I try to enter ‘root’ and my system root password it says “Login failed due to a bad username or password.” Any ideas?
thanks,
Matt
I really don’t know enough to be giving out instructions with this new stuff:messed:
Try turning off the firewall & see if you can login.
When you did “/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl”, it IDed some ports like 9xx, 8xxx (on mine there were two of those 8xxx ones) – I opened all those in the firewall in both TDP & UDP.
I have a good install of winxp; but my network is slower than the seven year itch – my only problem so far.
Good luck…
Im trying the same at Matt/itsayellow on Suse 10.2 with VMWare server 2.0.0-116503
I’m getting the same problem with the web UI refusing to validate
either root, or any other user.
I attempted to create a ‘vmware’ user and configure vmware to
run at that, and login as that, but no joy.
I also attempted to configure vmware to run as root, but no joy.
I also tries restarting xinetd and vmware before trying.
I have searched the web for solutions, but nothing seem to remedy the situation, even google translating stuff in a dozen languages.
Seems like the web UI refuses to validate the user/pwd no matter what.
Any hint would be appreciated
Have you added yourself (username) to the Vbox usergroup?
Yast > Security & Users > User & Group Mngt > Highlight your name > Edit > Details tab > Then in the window on the right, tick “vboxuxers” > save out of all that.
That has to be done in the earlier versions…
Thanks for the tips, snakedriver, but opening all the ports in my firewall doesn’t help.
And I think vboxusers is for another product? Or am I wrong?
thanks again, I may go complain on the vmware website 
Matt
I found the answer!
VMware Communities: Cannot Login after install - OpenSUSE …
I changed the text in the file etc/pam.d/vmware-authd from pam_unix.so to pam_unix2.so, and rebooted my machine. Then I could login as root!
hope this helps,
Matt