'VMware Tools user service' generates a core file every time when started
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Article ID: 329056
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VMware vSphere ESXi
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
'VMware Tools user service' generates a core file every time when started.
'DesktopEvents' plugin is not loaded by tools in Ubuntu 17.10
Cause
This issue is specific to Ubuntu 17.10 VM. Whenever an interactive user session starts, 'VMware Tools user service' starts and because of an issue, the user service generates a core dump while loading 'desktopevents' plugin. But the tools service continues to run and provides all other functionalities.
Resolution
To resolve this issue,
Install / Upgrade to the latest 10.2.0 version of 'VMware Tools'.
or
Uninstall the tar based installation of 'VMware Tools' and install 'Open-VM-Tools' version of tools' using 'sudo apt-get install'.