
Workstation User’s Manual
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Create Scripts to Override Default VMware Tools Scripts
YoucancreateyourownscriptstooverridethedefaultVMwareToolsscriptsthat
controlpowerstatechanges.
ScriptsarerunbytheVMwareToolsdaemon(vmtoolsd.exe onWindowsand
vmtoolsdonLinux,Solaris,andFreeBSD).BecausevmtoolsdisrunasrootonLinux,
Solaris,andFreeBSDandasSystemonWindows,thesc
riptsarerun
inaseparate
sessionfromthelogged‐inuser’ssession.TheVMwareToolsdaemonhasno
knowledgeofdesktopsessions,whichmeansthatitcannotdisplaygraphical
applications.Donotattempttousecustomscriptstodisplaygraphicalapplications.
Table 5-4. Default VMware Tools Scripts
Script Name Description
poweroff-vm-default Ifyouconfiguredthepower‐off operationtoshutdowntheguest,
thisscriptrunswhenthevirtualmachineisbeingpoweredoff.
Ifyouconfiguredtheresetoperationtorestarttheguest,thisscript
runswhenthevirtualmachineisbeingreset.
Thisscripthasnoeffectonnetworkingforth
evirtualma
chine.
poweron-vm-default Ifyouconfiguredthepower‐onoperationtostarttheguest,this
scriptrunswhenthevirtualmachineisbeingpoweredonrather
thanresumed.
Ifyouconfiguredtheresetoperationtorestarttheguest,thisscript
runsaftervirtualmachinerestarts.
Thisscripthasnoeffectonnet
workingforth
evirtualmachine.
resume-vm-default Ifyouconfiguredthepower‐onoperationtostarttheguest,orthe
resetoperationtorestarttheguest,thisscriptrunswhenthevirtual
machineisresumedafteritwassuspended.
OnWindowsguests,ifthevirtualmachineisconfiguredtouse
DHCP,thisscriptre
newstheIPad
dressofthevirtualmachine.
OnLinux,FreeBSD,andSolarisguests,thisscriptstartsnetworking
forthevirtualmachine.
suspend-vm-default Ifyouconfiguredthesuspendoperationtosuspendtheguest,this
scriptrunswhenthevirtualmachineisbeingsuspended.
OnWindowsguests,ifthevirtualmachineisconfiguredtous
e
DHCP,
thisscriptreleasestheIPaddressofthevirtualmachine.
OnLinux,FreeBSD,andSolarisguests,thisscriptstopsnetworking
forthevirtualmachine.
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