protect vmware machine so nobodyelse (but me) start it?

[remyvrs]

is there a way to protect my virtual machine so that nobody else can start it. I,m speaking about a vmware workstation 5 virtual machine. Actually a have found a solution (which i'll use in case nobody gives me another solution): i'll make a linked clone of my virtual machine which will be on a removable disk (dvd - rw) and my machine will start only when it will be available in the drive, or at least i hope this will work...

It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice.
Thanks for your attitude!

 

[Bohiti]

With workstation, you're really just going to have to rely on your OS security model. Make sure no one but you have even "read" permissions on the Virtual Machine folder.

 

[Chacalinc]

Bohiti is right, if you want access only for yourself, you need to chmod the virtual machine as 700 or 600 (depending on the file)

Cheers.

Chacal, Inc.