further digging led to a large number of pages detailing group and ownership problems with vmplayer/ ware ; implying this is a known vmware bug....among the more interesting
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?do_Details=1&ID=2175
chmod-ing vmware directories did not change the root only status of vmplayer...hope this helps.
further digging led to a large number of pages detailing group and ownership problems with vmplayer/ ware ; implying this is a known vmware bug....among the more interesting
http:// aur.archlinux. org/packages. php?do_ Details= 1&ID=2175
chmod-ing vmware directories did not change the root only status of vmplayer...hope this helps.