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# /etc/init.d/vmware-workstation-server start [...] Hostd: error: N7Vmacore15SystemExceptionE(Cannot assign requested address) Hostd: backtrace: Hostd: backtrace[00] rip 00007f671e28d2e4 Vmacore::System::Stacktrace::CaptureWork(unsigned int) Hostd: backtrace[01] rip 00007f671e058374 Vmacore::System::SystemFactoryImpl::CreateQuickBacktrace(Vmacore::Ref&) Hostd: backtrace[02] rip 00007f671dfeb5a8 Vmacore::Throwable::Throwable(std::string const&) Hostd: backtrace[03] rip 00007f671e2736de Vmacore::SystemException::SystemException(Vmacore::SystemErrorCode const&) Hostd: backtrace[04] rip 00007f671e24111e Vmacore::System::TCPServerSocketPosix::BindAndListenInt(int, sockaddr*, unsigned long) Hostd: backtrace[05] rip 00007f671e245b91 Vmacore::System::TCPServerSocketPosix::BindAndListen(std::string const&, int) Hostd: backtrace[06] rip 0000000000a1daa5 /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-hostd() [0xa1daa5] Hostd: backtrace[07] rip 0000000000a1f862 /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-hostd() [0xa1f862] Hostd: backtrace[08] rip 0000000000a26041 /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-hostd() [0xa26041] Hostd: backtrace[09] rip 00007f671e00bb88 Vmacore::Service::AppImpl::StartPlugins() Hostd: backtrace[10] rip 00007f671e00acac Vmacore::Service::InitApp(Vmacore::Service::Config*) Hostd: backtrace[11] rip 00000000013f57fd /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-hostd() [0x13f57fd] Hostd: backtrace[12] rip 00000000013ebc28 /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-hostd() [0x13ebc28] Hostd: backtrace[13] rip 00000000013f8a11 /usr/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-hostd() [0x13f8a11] Hostd: backtrace[14] rip 00007f671bd75ead /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xfd) [0x7f671bd75ead] Hostd: backtrace[15] rip 0000000000a1bed9 Vmomi::PrivilegeChecker::CheckEntityPrivilege(Vmomi::MoRef*, Vmacore::Session*, std::string const&) Hostd:
Answer
Enable loopback interface!