[clue-tech] file's there, not there...

[jacob]

On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 12:49 PM, David L. Willson<DLWillson at thegeek.nu> wrote:
> Here's the log.  I can't run the file, but I can see it, determine it's type, etc.  Anyone have any ideas?
>
> sh: /usr/bin/vmware-ping: not found
> sh: /usr/bin/vmware-ping: not found
> sh: /usr/bin/vmware-ping: not found
> sh: /usr/bin/vmware-ping: not found
> sh: /usr/bin/vmware-ping: not found
> We were unable to locate an unused Class C subnet in the range of private
> network numbers.  For each subnet that we tried we received a response to our
> ICMP ping packets from a host at the network address intended for assignment to
> this machine.  Because no private subnet appears to be unused you will need to
> explicitly specify a network number by hand.
>
> What will be the IP address of your host on the private
> network? <break>
> fsadmin at fs-vmware:~/vmware-server-distrib$ ls /usr/bin/vm
> vmmouse_detect       vmnet-natd           vmrun                vmware               vmware-config.pl     vmware-ping
> vmnet-bridge         vmnet-netifup        vmstat               vmware-authtrusted   vmware-loop          vmware-uninstall.pl
> vmnet-dhcpd          vmnet-sniffer        vm-support           vmware-cmd           vmware-mount.pl      vmware-vdiskmanager
> fsadmin at fs-vmware:~/vmware-server-distrib$ ls /usr/bin/vmware-ping
> /usr/bin/vmware-ping
> fsadmin at fs-vmware:~/vmware-server-distrib$ ls -l /usr/bin/vmware-ping
> -r-sr-xr-x 1 root root 10852 2009-05-29 12:35 /usr/bin/vmware-ping
> fsadmin at fs-vmware:~/vmware-server-distrib$ ls -l /usr/bin/vmw*
> -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root   4570 2009-05-29 12:35 /usr/bin/vmware
> -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root  73092 2009-05-29 12:35 /usr/bin/vmware-authtrusted
> -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root  23333 2009-05-29 12:35 /usr/bin/vmware-cmd
> -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 290801 2009-05-29 12:35 /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl
> -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 490464 2009-05-29 12:35 /usr/bin/vmware-loop
> -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root  25489 2009-05-29 12:35 /usr/bin/vmware-mount.pl
> -r-sr-xr-x 1 root root  10852 2009-05-29 12:35 /usr/bin/vmware-ping
> -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root  99603 2009-05-29 12:35 /usr/bin/vmware-uninstall.pl
> -r-xr-xr-x 1 root root 718200 2009-05-29 12:35 /usr/bin/vmware-vdiskmanager
> fsadmin at fs-vmware:~/vmware-server-distrib$ ls -l /bin/*ping
> -rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 33168 2007-12-10 12:03 /bin/ping
> fsadmin at fs-vmware:~/vmware-server-distrib$ /usr/bin/vmware-ping
> bash: /usr/bin/vmware-ping: No such file or directory
> fsadmin at fs-vmware:~/vmware-server-distrib$ sudo -i
> root at fs-vmware:~# /usr/bin/vmware-ping
> -bash: /usr/bin/vmware-ping: No such file or directory
> root at fs-vmware:~# file /usr/bin/vmware-ping
> /usr/bin/vmware-ping: setuid ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.0.0, dynamically linked (uses shared libs), stripped
>

Are you by chance running a 64 bit system? What is the result of a ldd
/usr/bin/vmwar-ping. You might need the 32 bit libs if you are. Can
you give us some more information, like OS, vmware version, did this
work before, is this a clean install?

-jacob