[Lubuntu 13.10] The VMware User Agendoes not start with LXDE

[balubeto]

Hi

I installed Lubuntu 13.10 32-bit on a VM created with Workstation 10.x for Windows.

I have the VMware User Agent, which is saved in the directory /etc/xdg/autostart that should be started automatically with LXDE but will not start. How come?

Thanks

Bye

[balubeto]

So, in the /etc/xdg/autostart, there is an icon called VMware User Agent in which content is:

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Encoding=UTF-8
Exec=/usr/bin/vmware-user
Name=VMware User Agent
# KDE bug 190522: KDE does not autostart items with NoDisplay=tru...
# NoDisplay=true
X-KDE-autostart-phase=1

Now, how do I make sure that this file is run during the system startup so that it applies to all users?

Thanks

Bye

[balubeto]

To make sure that VMware User Agent is run after the login of an user, go to Menu ---> Preferences ---> Default applications for LXsession ---> Autostart and, in the Settings section, select "no" as answer to the question "Disable autostarted applications?".

The trouble is that this procedure is necessary to do it for each user since the value of the "Disable autostarted applications?" parameter is not global. Is there a way to make sure that this parameter is global?

I also noticed that, during the Login screen, the VMware User Agent is not active. Is there a way to turn it on even at this stage?

Thanks

Bye

[balubeto]

From what I understand, the /etc/xdg/lxsessionsLubuntu/autostart directory contains the list of all programs that are launched for all users. Right? If so, I wrote the /usr/bin/vmware-user command in this file. After that, I restarted the computer but I have seen that this command is not executed. How come?

However, if I run this command from a terminal window, it is executed.

Thanks

Bye