If you want to completely disable time synchronization in the guest, open the virtual machine's configuration file (.vmx) in a text editor and set the following options to FALSE. tools.syncTimetime.synchron... If instead you want the guest to have a constant offset from real time as maintained by the host, you can use the rtc.diffFromUTC option, or simply set the CMOS TOD clock time from the virtual machine's BIOS...

Things have changed a little in VI3 but vmware have released a document on how to do it. It seems you have to zero out the disks before sharing them. You must zero out the disks you use with a cluster in a box scenario. You have these options: To create and zero out in one sweep, type the following at the command line: vmkfstools -c <size> -d eagerzeroedthick /vmfs/volumes/<mydir>... To zero out an existing disk, type the following at the command line: vmkfstools [-w...

use nano or vi and edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config change "permit root login" from no to yes

Because I always forget "service sshd restart "

First official blog, second attempt pressing spell check already removed all the text once. The first VI 3 patch has been released now with official support for 64bit guests. You can install them without the patch but don't expect any help. More importantly you have Intel woodcrest support, ready to knock AMD off the top spot for "best vmware CPU". I have heard though that Intel already have their woodcrest killer in the pipeline. You can get the patch here http://www.vmware.com/downl...