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Bug 277322 - app-emulation/vmware-workstation-6.5.3.185404: does not properly clean up files in /var/run
Summary: app-emulation/vmware-workstation-6.5.3.185404: does not properly clean up fil...
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Unspecified (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo VMWare Bug Squashers [disabled]
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Reported: 2009-07-10 15:59 UTC by Evan Teran
Modified: 2011-12-17 15:15 UTC (History)
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Description Evan Teran 2009-07-10 15:59:22 UTC 
Every time /etc/init.d/vmware is run (so every boot if it is in the default run-level) the vmware create a unix domain socket in /var/run/ named "vmnat.####" where #### is the pid of vmnet-natd.

Unfortunately, this file is never removed. Meaning that over time /var/run/ is filled with an ever increasing number of files.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. execute: /etc/init.d/vmware restart multiple times
2. ls /var/run
3. you will see several /var/run/vmnat.#### files
Comment 1 Andreas K. Hüttel archtester gentoo-dev 2010-07-14 21:12:37 UTC 
Confirmed for vmware-workstation-6.5.3.185404
Comment 2 Vadim Kuznetsov (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2011-12-17 15:15:32 UTC 
workstation 6 was removed from the tree. bug bug 385727.