VMware 5.5.1 fails to start After update on FC5

[Ed Greshko]

Jeffrey D. Yuille wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-04-05 at 18:41 -0400, Terry Snyder wrote:
>> I am getting this error when I try to launch vmware.
>>
>> /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware: error while loading shared libraries:
>> /usr/lib/vmware/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0: cannot
>> restore segment prot after reloc: Permission denied
>>
>>
>> I updated the Kernel today and now can't open the program.  I am
>> unsure if this is a result of the kernel update or one of the other
>> updates that was installed on the computer today.
>>
>> Where should I look for this one.  I am running this on a computer
>> that was upgraded from FC4 to FC5, and I have installed the
>> vmware-any-any-update101.
> 
> Hello Terry,
> 
>      I am having the same problem.  As soon as I find the solution to
> this problem, I will notify you.  By the way, I have VMware installed on
> FC5 as well.  I never had this problem on FC4.

2 caveats, I run FC5 as a guest not a host so I've not seen this
problem.  Second, I've not experimented with selinux to any degree.

That said, the error you are seeing seems suspiciously like an selinux
related issue.  I would check the audit logs to see if there are any
corresponding messages and/or set selinux to permissive and try again.
Look back in the archives for methods to change selinux settings.

Or, I could be totally out in left field.  :-)


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