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If You Are Already Running Samba
If you already have Samba running on your Linux host, you should not install the VMware Workstation Samba server when you are installing VMware Workstation on your host.
The configuration program prompts you
Do you want this script to automatically configure your system to allow your virtual machines to access the host file system?
Answer No.
Be sure to modify your Samba configuration so it includes the IP subnet used by the VMware Workstation virtual Ethernet adapter, VMnet1.
To determine what subnet is being used by VMnet1, run
/sbin/ifconfig vmnet1
You must be sure the Samba password file includes entries for all users of the virtual machine who will access the host's file system. The user names and passwords in the Samba password file must be the same as those used for logging on to the guest operating system.
You may add user names and passwords to the Samba password file at any time from a terminal window on your Linux host computer.
1. Log on to the root account.
su
2. Run the Samba password command.
smbpasswd -a <username>
<username> is the user name you want to add. Follow the instructions on the screen.
3. Log out of the root account.
exit