[12:30:37 vz6tml@dewup-ww02:~/tmp/vmware] $ diff -u *3* *4* --- vmware-serverd.log - 3 After trying to Open existing VM 2006-07-04 11:53:29.000000000 +0200 +++ vmware-serverd.log - 4 After getting message 'invalid machine' 2006-07-04 11:55:58.000000000 +0200 @@ -174,3 +174,18 @@ Jul 04 11:50:59: app| Create Memory BIO succeeded. Jul 04 11:50:59: app| Create Memory BIO succeeded. Jul 04 11:53:28: app| VM already present in registry: C:\Virtual Machines\Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition\Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition.vmx +Jul 04 11:53:54: app| vmdbPipe_Streams Couldn't read: OVL_STATUS_EOF +Jul 04 11:53:54: app| SP: Deleting user session: 0 username: vz6tml +Jul 04 11:54:40: app| The vm-list file has changed! Reloading the list of registered vms +Jul 04 11:54:48: app| New connection on socket server-vmdb from host localhost (ip address: 127.0.0.1) , user: vz6tml +Jul 04 11:54:48: app| SP: New user session for user: vz6tml, pos: 0 +Jul 04 11:54:48: app| The vm-list file has changed! Reloading the list of registered vms +Jul 04 11:54:54: app| Ignoring windows message posted to non-UI thread. hwnd 525308 msg 1024 wp 0000babe lp 001789a4 +Jul 04 11:54:57: app| SP: Adding VM: c:\virtual machines\windows server 2003 standard edition\windows server 2003 standard edition.vmx, /vm/#97622be98e28f795, 0000002, 0000002 +Jul 04 11:54:57: app| SP: Retrieved username: vz6tml +Jul 04 11:55:57: app| Error 7: Timeout while attempting read +Jul 04 11:55:57: app| VMHSVMLoadConfig failed: VMDB failure +Jul 04 11:55:57: app| VMHS_ManageVM failed: ret = VMDB failure +Jul 04 11:55:57: app| SP: Removing VM: c:\virtual machines\windows server 2003 standard edition\windows server 2003 standard edition.vmx +Jul 04 11:55:57: app| Failed to register. VMDB error: -6 Invalid argument +Jul 04 11:55:57: app| Register failed: Invalid virtual machine