Installing VMTools in SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 fails if no rc[0-6].d folds (54017)
Fonte: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/54017 em 25/11/2019
Symptoms
- Installing VMTools fails.
- Running the below command installer exit and VMTools don't work at all:
# ./vmware-install.pl
...
What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/ to
rc6.d/)?
The path "" is not an existing directory.
...
What is the directory that contains the init directories (rc0.d/ to
rc6.d/)?
The path "" is not an existing directory.
Cause
This occurs if virtual machine don’t has rc[0-6].d folders under /etc/init.d/ or /etc/rc.d/.
Resolution
To resolve this issue, make sure insserv-compat was installed before installing VMTools. If your SLE 15 virtual machine is missing, install this package manually by running command:
# zypper install insserv-compat
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Resolving package dependencies...
The following NEW package is going to be installed:
insserv-compat
1 new package to install.
Overall download size: 14.4 KiB. Already cached: 0 B. After the operation, additional 8.4 KiB will be used.
Continue? [y/n/...? shows all options] (y): y
Retrieving package insserv-compat-0.1-1.5.noarch (1/1), 14.4 KiB ( 8.4 KiB unpacked)
Retrieving: insserv-compat-0.1-1.5.noarch.rpm ...................................................................................[done]
Checking for file conflicts: ....................................................................................................[done]
(1/1) Installing: insserv-compat-0.1-1.5.noarch .................................................................................[done]
# ls /etc/init.d/
after.local boot.d boot.local halt.local rc0.d rc1.d rc2.d rc3.d rc4.d rc5.d rc6.d rcS.d
# ls /etc/rc.d/
after.local boot.d boot.local halt.local rc0.d rc1.d rc2.d rc3.d rc4.d rc5.d rc6.d rcS.d
# zypper install insserv-compat
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Resolving package dependencies...
The following NEW package is going to be installed:
insserv-compat
1 new package to install.
Overall download size: 14.4 KiB. Already cached: 0 B. After the operation, additional 8.4 KiB will be used.
Continue? [y/n/...? shows all options] (y): y
Retrieving package insserv-compat-0.1-1.5.noarch (1/1), 14.4 KiB ( 8.4 KiB unpacked)
Retrieving: insserv-compat-0.1-1.5.noarch.rpm ...................................................................................[done]
Checking for file conflicts: ....................................................................................................[done]
(1/1) Installing: insserv-compat-0.1-1.5.noarch .................................................................................[done]
# ls /etc/init.d/
after.local boot.d boot.local halt.local rc0.d rc1.d rc2.d rc3.d rc4.d rc5.d rc6.d rcS.d
# ls /etc/rc.d/
after.local boot.d boot.local halt.local rc0.d rc1.d rc2.d rc3.d rc4.d rc5.d rc6.d rcS.d
