Howto: Fix “No permission to perform this operation.” VMware Server Error

Posted May 14, 2008 * Comments(18)

After the reboot of a VMware server host machine you may receive the error message “No permission to perform this operation” when attempting to start a guest in your console inventory.

Here are the steps to solve the problem:

  1. Right click on the target virtual machine in the VMware console and select “Remove from Inventory.” This will remove the virtual machine from the Inventory list in the console without deleting the guest image.
  2. In the VMware server console select File -> Open -> Browse to the folder that contains the relevant *.vmx virtual machine configuration file.
  3. Select Ok. The problem virtual machine will now be listed VMware Server Console Inventory.
  4. You should now be able to power on (start) the guest image.

Note: If your still experiencing the same error message, navigate to the folder that contains the VMware guest images configuration files and verify that the relevant user has full NTFS permission on the folder.

18 Comments so far

  1. Daryll Holland on June 26th, 2008

    Awesome fix, that sorted my problem.

    Thanks!

  2. jack on July 29th, 2008

    This has sorted my probs.

    Thanks

  3. guto on August 20th, 2008

    Thanks man ! That solved my problem.

  4. Manfred on August 20th, 2008

    Thanks a lot!!!!

  5. Ken Larson on November 15th, 2008

    Thank you! This is how great the internet is, we can each learn from each others experiences, no matter where in the world they are. You saved me hours of headache, so thank you again!

  6. Tim on March 21st, 2009

    Excellent, thanks alot.. won’t make this mistake again :)

  7. Jen on June 17th, 2009

    thanks!

  8. MST on July 6th, 2009

    Thanks. Short, sweet … to the point.

  9. Kevin on July 17th, 2009

    Thanks for the great post. A friend of mine had a similar problem and used your post to fix it — and was grateful for the post. When I encountered the same problem (because my system administrator had changed my Windows login!), I couldn’t remember what my friend said he’d done, but I was able to find your post. Thanks again!

  10. Nawaz on July 28th, 2009

    Solved my problem,Excellent,

    Thanks

  11. Mani on August 4th, 2009

    Thanks lot. Now its working fine.

  12. dave on August 25th, 2009

    ditto!

  13. Aprea on September 7th, 2009

    Thanks lot. Now its working fine….

  14. Sreekanth on October 15th, 2009

    Great , Works fine.

  15. 张京成 on October 21st, 2009

    谢谢啊!

  16. Kishore on October 21st, 2009

    Thanks it has resolved my issue

  17. Fred on March 4th, 2010

    Great. Thank you

  18. PhilD on July 20th, 2010

    You are THE MAN.

    Thank you.

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