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Can't start VM due to Permission Denied error

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I'm unable to start a VM under my user name because I get an error "Cannot open file "/Users/Shared/Virtual Machines.localized/Windows Vista.vmwarevm/Windows Vista.vmx": Permission denied." I am able to start this VM under a different user name.  I've done a "Show Package Contents" of all files within the VM and have set all of them to Read & Write permissions.  I noticed that some files show my user name as the owner and some are shown with the other (working) user as the owner.  The .vmx file belongs to the other user.

 

My problems began when the other user had some issues with the VM being "hung up" and it also looks like the day before, a snapshot was taken under this user name.  Initially when I logged in I was getting an error about "File Not Found: Windows Vista-000001.vmdk, etc..".  That's when I found it appeared that a snapshot was taken so I reverted to the snapshot, then discarded it.  Since then, I'm getting the Permission Denied error, which I find confusing because all files in the VM are Read & Write for Everyone.

 

The is version 1.1.1 and I just re-installed it again but my user still cannot open it.

 

My system is a 24" iMac. 4GB RAM.  Thanks in advance.


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