Ubuntu
open-vm-tools package

vmtoolsd user process is not started for KDE session in kubuntu 17.04

Bug #1682647 reported by Oliver Kurth
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open-vm-tools (Debian)
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open-vm-tools (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

In a VMware virtual machine, with open-vm-tools-desktop installed, there should be a user process being started (via vmware-user-suid-wrapper in /etc/xdg/autostart/vmware-user.desktop) , so that automatic resolution setting, copy and paste and drag and drop work.

The file /etc/xdg/autostart/vmware-user.desktop is there, however there is no vmtoolsd user process running after login:

$ ps awx | grep vmtoolsd
981 ? Ssl 0:00 /usr/bin/vmtoolsd
1935 pts/1 S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto vmtoolsd

Starting the user process manually with vmware-user-suid-wrapper works.

This has been reported initially by microcoder on github: https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/issues/152#issuecomment-290506648 (note that that issue also tracks a different issue that is probably unrelated).

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Oliver Kurth (okurth-1) wrote :

Note that this in an issue with Kubuntu 17.04 (KDE), but on in Ubuntu 17.04 (gnome).

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in open-vm-tools (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Trip F (tripful) wrote :

VMWare Workstation 12.5.6 Pro running a Kubuntu 17.04 vm. Bug confirmed.

Temporary workaround is to to add the following line to crontab:
@reboot /usr/bin/vmware-user-suid-wrapper

^ That will start the required process so auto-resolution, copy/paste & drag/drop will work.

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