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open-vm-tools 12.1.5 Release Notes

Updated on: 29th NOV 2022

open-vm-tools | 29th NOV 2022 | Build 20735119

Check back for additions and updates to these release notes.

What's in the Release Notes

The release notes cover the following topics:

What's New

There are no new features in the open-vm-tools 12.1.5 release. This is primarily a maintenance release that addresses a few critical problems.

Internationalization

open-vm-tools 12.1.5 is available in the following languages:

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish
  • Italian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese

Interoperability Matrix

The VMware Product Interoperability Matrix provides details about the compatibility of current and earlier versions of VMware Products. 

Resolved Issues

  • A number of Coverity reported issues have been addressed.

  • The deployPkg plugin may prematurely reboot the guest VM before cloud-init has completed user data setup.

    If both the Perl based Linux customization script and cloud-init run when the guest VM boots, the deployPkg plugin may reboot the guest before cloud-init has finished. The deployPkg plugin has been updated to wait for a running cloud-init process to finish before the guest VM reboot is initiated.

    This issue is fixed in this release.

  • A SIGSEGV may be encountered when a non-quiesing snapshot times out.

    This issue is fixed in this release.

  • Unwanted vmtoolsd service error message if not on a VMware hypervisor.

    When open-vm-tools comes preinstalled in a base Linux release, the vmtoolsd services are started automatically at system start and desktop login. If running on physical hardware or in a non-VMware hypervisor, the services will emit an error message to the Systemd's logging service before stopping.

    This issue is fixed in this release.

Known Issues

  • Shared Folders mount is unavailable on Linux VM.

    If the Shared Folders feature is enabled on a Linux VM while it is powered off, the shared folders mount is not available on restart.

    Note: This issue is applicable to open-vm-tools running on VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion.

    Workaround:

    If the VM is powered on, disable and enable the Shared Folders feature from the interface. For resolving the issue permanently, edit /etc/fstab and add an entry to mount the Shared Folders automatically on boot. For example, add the line:

    vmhgfs-fuse /mnt/hgfs fuse defaults,allow_other 0 0