Using the VMware Tools
Configuration Utility
The VMware Tools
configuration utility is a command-line interface that you can use in the guest
operating system to modify VMware Tools settings, shrink virtual disks, and
connect and disconnect virtual devices.
The VMware Tools configuration
utility provides a command-line interface for functionality that was previously
available only in the VMware Tools control panel. The name of this program
depends on the guest operating system.
Guest Operating System
| Utility
|
|---|---|
Windows
| VMwareToolboxCmd.exe
|
Mac OS X
| vmware-tools-cli Because the VMware Tools
installer does not modify any PATH environment variables on Mac OS X operating
systems, you must type
./ before the command.
|
Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris
| vmware-toolbox-cmd
|
Use the utility's
help
command to display complete usage information and syntax.
The
VMware Tools configuration utility is included in the following VMware
products:
- VMware vSphere 4.1 and later
- VMware Workstation 7.0 and later
- VMware Fusion 3.0 and later
- VMware Player 3.0 and later
- VMware ACE 2.6 and later