Run VMware Player with no GUI(Headless) by editing .vmx file
I used to run VMware Player with no GUI by editing the .vmx file and disabling a preference to confirm before closing a virtual machine. The process was to disable that option in VMware Player preferences by adding two lines to the end of the .vmx file.
This will make closing VMware Player send the VM to background and close the Player GUI.
I searched the Internet to find out what those two lines were but have had no luck; all the posts just talk about using vmrun command or using VMware Server.
Edit 1
Headless is the terminology for the service not without GUI
Does any one know what those two lines are?
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I used to run VMware Player with no GUI by editing the .vmx file and disabling a preference to confirm before closing a virtual machine. The process was to disable that option in VMware Player preferences by adding two lines to the end of the .vmx file.
This will make closing VMware Player send the VM to background and close the Player GUI.
I searched the Internet to find out what those two lines were but have had no luck; all the posts just talk about using vmrun command or using VMware Server.
Edit 1
Headless is the terminology for the service not without GUI
Does any one know what those two lines are?
virtual-machine vmware vmware-player
asked Jan 15 at 0:06
AnAs51993AnAs51993
33
Exactly what do you mean by "no GUI"? How did you close VMware Player without a GUI?
– jamesdlin
Jan 16 at 15:46
Colse the vmware screen but not shutting down the OS
– AnAs51993
Jan 16 at 15:51
That doesn't explain exactly what "no GUI" means to you. What do you expect to see (and not see)? Do you still want a window with the guest screen? Do you still want a titlebar with minimize/maximize/close buttons? Are you just looking to hide the VMware Player menubar and toolbar?
– jamesdlin
Jan 16 at 15:57
No I don't want the guest screen,it sort of un link the process from the player window and close it but the guest remains running
– AnAs51993
Jan 16 at 16:06
add a comment |
I used to run VMware Player with no GUI by editing the .vmx file and disabling a preference to confirm before closing a virtual machine. The process was to disable that option in VMware Player preferences by adding two lines to the end of the .vmx file.
This will make closing VMware Player send the VM to background and close the Player GUI.
I searched the Internet to find out what those two lines were but have had no luck; all the posts just talk about using vmrun command or using VMware Server.
Edit 1
Headless is the terminology for the service not without GUI
Does any one know what those two lines are?
virtual-machine vmware vmware-player
asked Jan 15 at 0:06
AnAs51993AnAs51993
33
I used to run VMware Player with no GUI by editing the .vmx file and disabling a preference to confirm before closing a virtual machine. The process was to disable that option in VMware Player preferences by adding two lines to the end of the .vmx file.
This will make closing VMware Player send the VM to background and close the Player GUI.
I searched the Internet to find out what those two lines were but have had no luck; all the posts just talk about using vmrun command or using VMware Server.
Edit 1
Headless is the terminology for the service not without GUI
Does any one know what those two lines are?
virtual-machine vmware vmware-player
virtual-machine vmware vmware-player
asked Jan 15 at 0:06
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asked Jan 15 at 0:06
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Exactly what do you mean by "no GUI"? How did you close VMware Player without a GUI?
– jamesdlin
Jan 16 at 15:46
Colse the vmware screen but not shutting down the OS
– AnAs51993
Jan 16 at 15:51
That doesn't explain exactly what "no GUI" means to you. What do you expect to see (and not see)? Do you still want a window with the guest screen? Do you still want a titlebar with minimize/maximize/close buttons? Are you just looking to hide the VMware Player menubar and toolbar?
– jamesdlin
Jan 16 at 15:57
No I don't want the guest screen,it sort of un link the process from the player window and close it but the guest remains running
– AnAs51993
Jan 16 at 16:06
add a comment |
Exactly what do you mean by "no GUI"? How did you close VMware Player without a GUI?
– jamesdlin
Jan 16 at 15:46
Colse the vmware screen but not shutting down the OS
– AnAs51993
Jan 16 at 15:51
That doesn't explain exactly what "no GUI" means to you. What do you expect to see (and not see)? Do you still want a window with the guest screen? Do you still want a titlebar with minimize/maximize/close buttons? Are you just looking to hide the VMware Player menubar and toolbar?
– jamesdlin
Jan 16 at 15:57
No I don't want the guest screen,it sort of un link the process from the player window and close it but the guest remains running
– AnAs51993
Jan 16 at 16:06
Exactly what do you mean by "no GUI"? How did you close VMware Player without a GUI?
– jamesdlin
Jan 16 at 15:46
Exactly what do you mean by "no GUI"? How did you close VMware Player without a GUI?
– jamesdlin
Jan 16 at 15:46
Colse the vmware screen but not shutting down the OS
– AnAs51993
Jan 16 at 15:51
Colse the vmware screen but not shutting down the OS
– AnAs51993
Jan 16 at 15:51
That doesn't explain exactly what "no GUI" means to you. What do you expect to see (and not see)? Do you still want a window with the guest screen? Do you still want a titlebar with minimize/maximize/close buttons? Are you just looking to hide the VMware Player menubar and toolbar?
– jamesdlin
Jan 16 at 15:57
That doesn't explain exactly what "no GUI" means to you. What do you expect to see (and not see)? Do you still want a window with the guest screen? Do you still want a titlebar with minimize/maximize/close buttons? Are you just looking to hide the VMware Player menubar and toolbar?
– jamesdlin
Jan 16 at 15:57
No I don't want the guest screen,it sort of un link the process from the player window and close it but the guest remains running
– AnAs51993
Jan 16 at 16:06
No I don't want the guest screen,it sort of un link the process from the player window and close it but the guest remains running
– AnAs51993
Jan 16 at 16:06
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The terminology you're looking for is to run VMs (not VMware Player, which is actually a UI to interact with the VM) headless.
Close all VMware Workstation and Player instances and try editing your preferences file (%USERPROFILE%Application DataVMwarepreferences.ini on Windows, ~/.vmware/preferences on Linux) to add the lines:
pref.vmplayer.exit.vmAction = "disconnect"
pref.vmplayer.confirmOnExit = "FALSE"
answered Jan 16 at 16:12
jamesdlinjamesdlin
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this will make any instance of VMs headless there is an alternative code to be added to .vmx file to make only one VM headless maybe pref.exit.vmAction = "disconnect" or exit.vmAction = "disconnect" I tried them but did not work any way this is good for now thanks
– AnAs51993
Jan 17 at 3:18
No, there is no way to do this on a per-VM basis. The preferences file affects the UI behavior; the.vmxfiles affect VM behaviors.
– jamesdlin
Jan 17 at 7:54
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The terminology you're looking for is to run VMs (not VMware Player, which is actually a UI to interact with the VM) headless.
Close all VMware Workstation and Player instances and try editing your preferences file (%USERPROFILE%Application DataVMwarepreferences.ini on Windows, ~/.vmware/preferences on Linux) to add the lines:
pref.vmplayer.exit.vmAction = "disconnect"
pref.vmplayer.confirmOnExit = "FALSE"
answered Jan 16 at 16:12
jamesdlinjamesdlin
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this will make any instance of VMs headless there is an alternative code to be added to .vmx file to make only one VM headless maybe pref.exit.vmAction = "disconnect" or exit.vmAction = "disconnect" I tried them but did not work any way this is good for now thanks
– AnAs51993
Jan 17 at 3:18
No, there is no way to do this on a per-VM basis. The preferences file affects the UI behavior; the.vmxfiles affect VM behaviors.
– jamesdlin
Jan 17 at 7:54
add a comment |
The terminology you're looking for is to run VMs (not VMware Player, which is actually a UI to interact with the VM) headless.
Close all VMware Workstation and Player instances and try editing your preferences file (%USERPROFILE%Application DataVMwarepreferences.ini on Windows, ~/.vmware/preferences on Linux) to add the lines:
pref.vmplayer.exit.vmAction = "disconnect"
pref.vmplayer.confirmOnExit = "FALSE"
answered Jan 16 at 16:12
jamesdlinjamesdlin
1,5471020
this will make any instance of VMs headless there is an alternative code to be added to .vmx file to make only one VM headless maybe pref.exit.vmAction = "disconnect" or exit.vmAction = "disconnect" I tried them but did not work any way this is good for now thanks
– AnAs51993
Jan 17 at 3:18
No, there is no way to do this on a per-VM basis. The preferences file affects the UI behavior; the.vmxfiles affect VM behaviors.
– jamesdlin
Jan 17 at 7:54
add a comment |
The terminology you're looking for is to run VMs (not VMware Player, which is actually a UI to interact with the VM) headless.
Close all VMware Workstation and Player instances and try editing your preferences file (%USERPROFILE%Application DataVMwarepreferences.ini on Windows, ~/.vmware/preferences on Linux) to add the lines:
pref.vmplayer.exit.vmAction = "disconnect"
pref.vmplayer.confirmOnExit = "FALSE"
answered Jan 16 at 16:12
jamesdlinjamesdlin
1,5471020
The terminology you're looking for is to run VMs (not VMware Player, which is actually a UI to interact with the VM) headless.
Close all VMware Workstation and Player instances and try editing your preferences file (%USERPROFILE%Application DataVMwarepreferences.ini on Windows, ~/.vmware/preferences on Linux) to add the lines:
pref.vmplayer.exit.vmAction = "disconnect"
pref.vmplayer.confirmOnExit = "FALSE"
answered Jan 16 at 16:12
jamesdlinjamesdlin
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answered Jan 16 at 16:12
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answered Jan 16 at 16:12
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answered Jan 16 at 16:12
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this will make any instance of VMs headless there is an alternative code to be added to .vmx file to make only one VM headless maybe pref.exit.vmAction = "disconnect" or exit.vmAction = "disconnect" I tried them but did not work any way this is good for now thanks
– AnAs51993
Jan 17 at 3:18
No, there is no way to do this on a per-VM basis. The preferences file affects the UI behavior; the.vmxfiles affect VM behaviors.
– jamesdlin
Jan 17 at 7:54
add a comment |
this will make any instance of VMs headless there is an alternative code to be added to .vmx file to make only one VM headless maybe pref.exit.vmAction = "disconnect" or exit.vmAction = "disconnect" I tried them but did not work any way this is good for now thanks
– AnAs51993
Jan 17 at 3:18
No, there is no way to do this on a per-VM basis. The preferences file affects the UI behavior; the.vmxfiles affect VM behaviors.
– jamesdlin
Jan 17 at 7:54
this will make any instance of VMs headless there is an alternative code to be added to .vmx file to make only one VM headless maybe pref.exit.vmAction = "disconnect" or exit.vmAction = "disconnect" I tried them but did not work any way this is good for now thanks
– AnAs51993
Jan 17 at 3:18
this will make any instance of VMs headless there is an alternative code to be added to .vmx file to make only one VM headless maybe pref.exit.vmAction = "disconnect" or exit.vmAction = "disconnect" I tried them but did not work any way this is good for now thanks
– AnAs51993
Jan 17 at 3:18
No, there is no way to do this on a per-VM basis. The preferences file affects the UI behavior; the
.vmx files affect VM behaviors.– jamesdlin
Jan 17 at 7:54
No, there is no way to do this on a per-VM basis. The preferences file affects the UI behavior; the
.vmx files affect VM behaviors.– jamesdlin
Jan 17 at 7:54
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Exactly what do you mean by "no GUI"? How did you close VMware Player without a GUI?
– jamesdlin
Jan 16 at 15:46
Colse the vmware screen but not shutting down the OS
– AnAs51993
Jan 16 at 15:51
That doesn't explain exactly what "no GUI" means to you. What do you expect to see (and not see)? Do you still want a window with the guest screen? Do you still want a titlebar with minimize/maximize/close buttons? Are you just looking to hide the VMware Player menubar and toolbar?
– jamesdlin
Jan 16 at 15:57
No I don't want the guest screen,it sort of un link the process from the player window and close it but the guest remains running
– AnAs51993
Jan 16 at 16:06