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Changes in /etc/fstab are missing after upgrading VMware Tools
Symptoms
After upgrading VMware Tools, /etc/fstab does not reflect changes made
After uninstalling VMware Tools, changes made to /etc/fstab are no longer present
Resolution
This issue occurs when you upgrade VMware Tools.
As a workaround, make a copy of /etc/fstab before performing a VMware Tools upgrade and replace the fstab after the upgrade.
Note: This issue affects all the Linux guest operating systems that are supported in ESX/ESXi 3.5 Update 2 and below.
This issue is resolved in ESX 3.5 Update 5. To download ESX/ESXi 3.5 Update 5, see the VMware Download Center.
This issue may also occur if a virtual machine that was installed from an ESX/ESXi 3.5 Update 2 host has an older version of VMware Tools. Ensure that you update all virtual machines to the latest version of VMware Tools.
Update History
06/02/2010 - Added link to patch that fixes this issue.
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