VMware Server Problem

[David Vincent]

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Stephan Schöffel wrote:
>>>> i installed vmware-server 1.0.3 on ubuntu 7.10 server. the vm-server is 
>>>> up and running but i am unable to connect to it via vm server console, 
>>>> using root user.
>>>>
>>>> any ideas where to start?
>>>>     
> root user is disabled in ubuntu.  whom did you install vmware as?  did
> you use sudo?  or did you create a password for root and install it as
> root?  (bad idea)
> 
> when you installed ubuntu you created a user.  try that username and
> password.

please stop top posting.

>> i did install it using sudo with apt-get. i tried to connect with the 
>> user account as well, without luck.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/112937 maybe?

Btw I googled "vmware server ubuntu login bug" and that was the first hit.

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