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

[David L. Willson]

> 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
[...]
> > 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
[...]
> > 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?

Right on the nose.  x32 prog on x64.  Needed to add ia32-libs and it works now.  Frustrating error message.  Thanks for the help!