Linux system has just finished installing the switch not to root problem and VMware Tools installation problem Resolution __linux

1, the Linux system just installed, switch not to root permissions, this is because there is no reason to create the password. Input command: sudo passwd, follow the prompts to set the UNIX password. This is the password when you switch to root. This password is not related to your password at power-on login, the two can be the same, can also be different.

2, the installation of Vmwaretools, taking into account the subsequent operation of the convenience or installation of good. In the/media/(that's the Vmwaretools directory with VMware, it's not very clear.) ), there will be a. Tar,gz compressed file, unzip it to the directory under multiple users, note that you must not extract to the local directory, will report a lot of mistakes, say nothing, can not create anything, such as extract it to TAR-ZXVF vmaretools.tar.gz-c/home/ Yan/download, and then run after the uncompressed directory./vmare-instrall.pl then press ENTER to enter on it.

After installing Vmwaretools, you can copy the files under XP directly to Linux.

If you do not install Vmwaretools, want to achieve file sharing, click on VMware where the options, point share ... Settings, create a directory under XP, and then determine. /mnt/hgfs/under Linux ... Here you can see the folder you are sharing.