Comments on: VMWare Server “Failed to lock the file” error http://www.bigwisu.com/2008/01/07/vmware-server-failed-to-lock-the-file-error I forget stuff... really!!! Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ben http://www.bigwisu.com/2008/01/07/vmware-server-failed-to-lock-the-file-error/comment-page-1#comment-3624 ben Tue, 04 May 2010 14:00:18 +0000 http://www.bigwisu.com/2008/01/07/vmware-server-failed-to-lock-the-file-error/#comment-3624 thanks for this. <br><br>The lock file was left there because VMware server crashed. Do you think vmware workstation would be more stable than vmware server? thanks for this.

The lock file was left there because VMware server crashed. Do you think vmware workstation would be more stable than vmware server?

]]> By: Wisu Suntoyo http://www.bigwisu.com/2008/01/07/vmware-server-failed-to-lock-the-file-error/comment-page-1#comment-2663 Wisu Suntoyo Sat, 02 May 2009 13:23:28 +0000 http://www.bigwisu.com/2008/01/07/vmware-server-failed-to-lock-the-file-error/#comment-2663 Yep.. confirmed Steve's suggestion for VMware Server 2.... Yep.. confirmed Steve’s suggestion for VMware Server 2….

]]> By: Wisu Suntoyo http://www.bigwisu.com/2008/01/07/vmware-server-failed-to-lock-the-file-error/comment-page-1#comment-2326 Wisu Suntoyo Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:20:56 +0000 http://www.bigwisu.com/2008/01/07/vmware-server-failed-to-lock-the-file-error/#comment-2326 Steve, thanks for the tip... it hasn't happened to me on VMware Server 2... yet... now i know what to do when it does... :D Steve, thanks for the tip… it hasn’t happened to me on VMware Server 2… yet… now i know what to do when it does… :D

]]> By: Steve http://www.bigwisu.com/2008/01/07/vmware-server-failed-to-lock-the-file-error/comment-page-1#comment-2325 Steve Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:51:25 +0000 http://www.bigwisu.com/2008/01/07/vmware-server-failed-to-lock-the-file-error/#comment-2325 The same thing will happen if you shut down vmware server 2 improperly. In order to start your guest machine you will need to delete any *.lck files (new name for lock files). cd to find . -type f -iname \*.lck -exec rm -v {} \; BTW, there are directories named *.lck; you don't want to remove them, only the contained lock files (also *.lck). The same thing will happen if you shut down vmware server 2 improperly. In order to start your guest machine you will need to delete any *.lck files (new name for lock files).

cd to
find . -type f -iname \*.lck -exec rm -v {} \;

BTW, there are directories named *.lck; you don’t want to remove them, only the contained lock files (also *.lck).

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