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open-vm-tools 12.4.0 Release Notes

Updated on: 21 March 2024

open-vm-tools | 21 MARCH 2024 | Build 23259341

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

End of Feature Support Notice

  • Discontinued: Using "xml-security-c" and "xerces-c" to build the VMware Guest Authentication Service (VGAuth)

    Starting with open-vm-tools 12.4.0, and going forward, the VGAuth service build will require the "xmlsec1" and "libxml2" development and runtime packages. If still using the "xml-security-c" and "xerces-c" open source projects to build open-vm-tools, you must make the change now. The open-vm-tools 12.3.x series will be the last version that can use "xml-security-c" and "xerces-c".

Internationalization

open-vm-tools 12.4.0 is available in the following languages:

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

Guest Operating System Customization Support

The Guest OS Customization Support Matrix provides details about the guest operating systems supported for customization.

Interoperability Matrix

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

Resolved Issues

  • The following github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools pull request has been addressed

  • A number of issues flagged by Coverity have been addressed.

  • Add aliasing code to identify Miracle Linux by its former name of "asianux".

    The Asianux Linux distribution rebranded itself as Miracle Linux. Since vSphere infrastructure recognizes "asianux" but not Miracle Linux, aliasing code was added to open-vm-tools to continue to identify Miracle Linux systems as "asianux".

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

    For more information on how to configure VMware Tools Shared Folders, see KB 60262