tenor ~ # ps -eaf | grep -i vmware
root     10354     1  0 01:09 pts/0    00:00:00 /opt/vmware/player/bin/vmnet-bridge -d /var/run/vmnet-bridge-0.pid /dev/vmnet0 eth0
root     10373  9713  0 01:10 pts/0    00:00:00 grep --colour=auto -i vmware
tenor ~ # /etc/init.d/vmware status
 * Caching service dependencies ...                                       [ ok ]
 * status:  stopped
tenor ~ # cd
tenor ~ # kill 10354
tenor ~ # /etc/init.d/vmware stop
 * WARNING:  vmware has not yet been started.
tenor ~ # /etc/init.d/vmware start
 * Starting VMware services:                                              [ ok ]
 *   Virtual machine monitor                                              [ !! ]
 *   Virtual ethernet                                                     [ !! ]
 *   Bridged networking on /dev/vmnet0                                    [ ok ]
tenor ~ # /etc/init.d/vmware stop
 * WARNING:  vmware has not yet been started.
tenor ~ # ps -eaf | grep -i vmware
root     10560     1  0 01:12 pts/0    00:00:00 /opt/vmware/player/bin/vmnet-bridge -d /var/run/vmnet-bridge-0.pid /dev/vmnet0 eth0
root     10605  9713  0 01:13 pts/0    00:00:00 grep --colour=auto -i vmware