[ILUG] Linux/ UNIX on VMWARE

[Rob Gallagher]

Hi Ollie,

On 25 Mar 2009, at 21:16, <ollie at eillo.org> wrote:

>
> Hello,
>
> If i have shell access on an unfamiliar system which is the best way  
> to find out if the
> system is running on VMWARE or not?
>

You mean the guest os or the host os?

If the latter, dmesg |grep -i vm will tell you very quickly. Network  
adapter is usually a dead giveaway. Also, check if vmware-tools is  
running.

> - Oliver
>

rg