{"id":377,"date":"2020-09-18T09:55:30","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T07:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gerjon.com\/?p=377"},"modified":"2020-09-18T10:06:40","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T08:06:40","slug":"vmware-enable-copy-paste-from-clipboard-inside-vm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gerjon.com\/?p=377","title":{"rendered":"VMware enable Copy\/Paste from clipboard inside VM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Problem<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was at a customer recently where we needed to get a config file from inside a VMware Virtual Machine. The problem was that the VM was isolated in a way that we could not get to it via SMB or RDP. We did have acces to the vCenter console. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solution<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So after searching online I found that it is possible to activate the copy\/paste feature so you can use copy\/paste through the VMware Remote Console. (https:\/\/kb.vmware.com\/s\/<\/a>article<\/a>\/57122<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can enable this setting in the advanced options on the VM. To do this you need to add 2 lines to the advanced options of the VM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can enable this on the host for all the VM’s or for a specific VM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Per Virtual Machine:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step one: you need to shutdown the VM or the settings won’t be saved<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step two: Edit the VM via settings and go to VM Options<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step three: Scroll down to configuration parameters and click edit configuration<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step four: Select add parameters<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step five: add these two parameters<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Name:<\/td>Value:<\/td><\/tr>
isolation.tools.copy.disable <\/td>False<\/td><\/tr>
isolation.tools.paste.disable<\/td>False<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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If you are running ESX 6.7 or higher you need to add this line:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Name:<\/td>Value:<\/td><\/tr>
isolation.tools.SetGUIOptions.enable<\/td>True<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Per VMware host<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is also possible to change this setting for the host so it works for all machines on that host (even if you migrate the VM to that host).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connect to your ESX host via console or ssh and imput this command on the command line:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

vi \/etc\/vmware\/config

Press i to insert text and paste the following commands to the bottom of the document<\/p>\n\n\n\n

isolation.tools.copy.disable=”FALSE”
isolation.tools.paste.disable=”FALSE”
isolation.tools.SetGUIOptions.enable=”TRUE”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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press esc then : w and q to exit the VI editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tips:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

VMware disabled this function somewhere around the release of ESX 4.1 because of security issues so Beware this setting might have security implications in your environment! Please use with caution!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This solution is only for copy and pasting text not for files and\/or folders!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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