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VMware GSX Server Administration Guide
On a Linux host, the log is called ui-<PID>.log and is stored in the user’s TEMP
directory; by default, this directory is /tmp/vmware-<username>. The path to
this file appears in the terminal when you start the console.
VMware Management Interface Log File
The VMware Management Interface keeps a log.
On a Windows host, the log is called mui.log and is stored by default in
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Management Interface .
On a Linux host, the log is called error_log and is stored by default in
/var/log/vmware-mui .
VMware Authorization Service Log File
You can enable logging for the VMware Authorization Service (known as
vmware-authd on Linux hosts) manually.
1. In a text editor, open the following file:
• On a Windows host, edit config.ini, located in C:\Documents and
Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware
GSX Server .
• On a Linux host, edit /etc/vmware/config.
2. Add the following lines to the file:
vmauthd.logEnabled = TRUE
log.vmauthdFileName = "vmauthd.log"
This creates a file called vmauthd.log. On a Windows host, this file appears by
default in C:\Windows\system32 or C:\WINNT\system32; on a Linux
host, this file appears by default in /var/log/vmware.
3. Save and close the configuration file. The log is enabled on a Linux host.
4. On a Windows host, restart the VMware Authorization Service. Choose Start >
Administrative Tools > Services. Right-click VMware Authorization Service and
choose Restart. This enables logging.
VMware Registration Service Log File
The VMware Registration Service keeps a log.
On a Windows host, the log is called vmware-serverd.log and is stored in
C:\Windows\Temp .
On a Linux host, the log is called vmware-serverd.log and is stored in
/var/log/vmware .