Workstation User’s Manual
370 VMware, Inc.
Theusercannotchangevirtualnetworkingsettings(Edit>VirtualNetwork
Editor).
Theuserstartsthevirtualmachinebydouble‐clickingtheconfiguration(.vmx)file
oradesktopshortcut.Theusershutsdownbyclosingthevirtualmachine(File>
Exit).ItisalsopossibletolaunchWorkstationandopenarestricted‐interface
virtualmachinefromtheFavoriteslistorFilemenu
.
Enable the Restricted User Interface
Althoughtherestricteduserinterfaceprovidesnoaccesstomenuandtoolbarcontrols
forasnapshot,youcangiveuserslimitedsnapshotcontrol.Ifyousetupasnapshotfor
therestrictedvirtualmachineandsetthepower‐offoptiontoAskMe,thestandard
dialogboxappearswhenavirtualmac
hineshutsdownandtheusercanchoose
Just PowerOff,TakeSnapshot,orReverttoSnapshot.
To enable the restricted user interface
1PoweroffthevirtualmachineandclosetheVMwareWorkstationwindow.
2Openthevirtualmachine’sconfigurationfile(.vmxfile)inatexteditor.
3Addthefollowinglineanywhereinthefile:
gui.restricted = "TRUE"
4 (Optional)Setfilepermissionsontheconfigurationfiletogivenormalusersofthe
systemonlyreadaccesstothefile.
5 Createashortcuttotheconfigurationfileonthedesktopandgiveitanappropriate
name.
Restrict the User Interface and Return to a Snapshot
Youcancombinearestricteduserinterfacewithasnapshottoensurethatusers’virtual
machinesalwaysstartinthesamestate.Typically,usersrunningavirtualmachinewith
arestricteduserinterfacecanonlypoweritonandoff,andthevirtualmachineboots
whenpoweredon.Whenthevirtualmac
hinehasasnaps
hotsetandisconfiguredto
returntothatsnapshotwhenpoweredoff,theusercanonlystartandpoweroffthe
virtualmachine.Thevirtualmachinealwaysstartsfromthesnapshot.
To restrict the user interface and return to a snapshot
1Poweronthevirtualmachineandbesureitisintheappropriatestate.
2 Createasnapsho
t.
See“TakeaSnapshot”onpage 209.
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