# VmWare Failed to lock the file

**URL:** <https://forum.opennebula.io/t/vmware-failed-to-lock-the-file/4329>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [May 23, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/vmware-failed-to-lock-the-file/4329 "2017-05-23T14:08:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![mcabrerizo](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.opennebula.io/mcabrerizo/32/4829_2.png) [@mcabrerizo](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/mcabrerizo)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2017, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/vmware-failed-to-lock-the-file/4329/4 "2017-05-24T10:06:20Z")

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Sanal, has confirmed me that this a duplicate of [this post](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/open-nebula-after-attaching-a-disk-to-a-vm-getting-failed-to-lock-the-file-when-i-am-starting-the-machine/4332) so visit that post for more information.

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