On Thu, 2009-11-19 at 19:09 +0100, Jarry wrote: > Martin wrote: > > >> is it possible to install and run VMware-workstation or Wine > >> on vserver-guest? I have some Windows(TM) software I want to > >> run on my server, so my choice is VMware/workstation or Wine. > > > > Wine should run fine as it is just a user space process (caveates about > > running an XServer on a guest apply, if your display is remote you > > should be fine). > > May I ask which caveates you have in mind? Because I want to run > xserver on the same vserver-guest, and did not find it listed > in "Problematic Programs"... One caveat is that I've never done this so I may not be the best person to ask, but ... running X.org (I'm guessing this is the X server you intend) requires quite extensive and intrusive co-operation with the kernel and hardware. Setting sufficient capabilities to make this possible then undermines some of the isolation, stability and security provided by vserver. > > The only problems you are likely to have with VMWare > > is if it requires a kernel module or special access to kernel features / > > devices. If it runs as a normal user space process you should be fine. > > VMware is listed in "Problematic Programs" with this info: > > > VMware Server needs the following capabilities to run correctly: > > CAP_MKNOD > > CAP_SYS_MODULE > > CAP_SYS_ADMIN > > CAP_SYS_NICE > > CAP_NET_RAW > > CAP_NET_ADMIN > > CAP_IPC_OWNER > > WARNING: this configuration reduces security > > So probably it could run. And I suppose VMware/workstation is > not much different from VMware/server. Should do, you may find there is overlap with the capabilities needed for an X server. HTH Cheers, - Martin