Linux Resets Every Time Is Reboots Or Shuts Down

Kali on VMware resets after reboot or shutdown and never saves any changes: no new downloads, files, no changes at all

Hi,

Previously I had installed VMware Player 6.0.1 with Kali 1.0.6 without any issues. I decided to upgrade both with a clean install to VMware Player 6.0.2 with Kali 1.0.7. Now Kali freezes on me a couple of times a day. When it freezes the light on my caps lock blinks and the only way I can get out is to close VMware Player. Is anybody able to give me some advice on how to fix this. I have reinstalled these again but the same thing. I am a newbie so be gentle.

I am trying to delay the daily reboot of multiple Linux machines by a random time, within one hour.

This is to avoid a simultaneous reboot of all the Linux machines at the same time.

I also want to avoid specifying a time in cron. I want it to be completely random between 00:00 and 01:00.

So far I tried the commands below, but no luck. The machines still reboot at midnight.

Code:

@daily /bin/sleep $((RANDOM\%3600)) && /sbin/reboot
@daily /bin/sleep $(/usr/bin/expr $RANDOM \% 3600); /bin/reboot

I am running linux mint 17 and every few times I put new files on my mp3 player the files end up being corrupted,and when I connect to my windows machine it says that the mp3 player has some bad files on it. Can anyone shed some light on this problem,I use Dolphin file manager.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Hi, I downloaded an ISO linux file for my Vmware it was with a read me file that show the login details into the OS. Now have finished the installation of the ISO on my Vmware but the problem I have is it not accepting the login details that came with the ISO I download.
this was the login that came with the ISO:

standard user:
username: user
password: password

administrative user:
username: root
password: password
It not accepting any of it I want to know if I did something wrong or there is master login deatils I can use to get to the desktop.
Am a real newbie this is my first time of dealing with Linux your answers will be appreciated a lot. Thanks.

I am running a headless Linux 17 media/NAS server. I have setup and tested the plexconnect script and it works. My only issue is that I can't figure out how to get the script to automatically run on startup. I tried using the GUI, but it doesn't seem to work.

To get it to work, I have to open terminal and navigate to the directory:

/usr/local/lib/PlexConnect/

Then run: sudo ./PlexConnect.py

The window has to remain open in order to keep running (which isn't an issue as it's headless). I'd just like to not have to login and start it each time the power goes out, or is rebooted.

I tried editing the crontab file and adding the following variations with no luck:
@reboot python /usr/local/lib/PlexConnect/PlexConnect.py
@reboot /usr/local/lib/PlexConnect/PlexConnect.py

Neither has worked. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks!

I am getting no response from my speakers. I'm not sure if xubunto has install my sound card device driver correctly. Running xubuntu under vmware player.

I just wanted to post and say how incredibly impressed I am with the whole linux thing! I know you guys have been at this for a while but for someone like me to walk in cold it really is an amazing system. I just ran a full version of Ubuntu studio from my DVD player FROM A FIVE YEAR OLD DELL!!!!!!! It's free, it's incredibly fast and it still hasn't crashed... And I don't know what I'm doing so it really should crash.
I amazed that linux is not the number 1 system in the world. I will make a prediction and say that Linux is going to start to become equally as popular as the big two. It's only a matter of time.

This is not a question. I just want to say to all the programmer guys out there and all the programmers that have contributed to this system..... THANK YOU. you really have changed the world. I'm going to keep going with my exploration and keep asking annoying questions on the forum but I am proud to be a member of the Linux family. Keep it going guys. Brilliant stuff.

Can Somebody help me out by giving me step by step instructions on uninstalling Aircrack-ng 1.2 RC 2 and reinstalling Aircrack-ng 1.2 RC 1? including where to download Aircrack-ng 1.2 RC 1. I am using Kali Linux in VMware Player

Thanks in advance.

In my machine I have dual operating systems (windows7 and sabayon). After installing the linux I found the time was not correct. I had to change the time zone to get it right.

Then when I got back to windows surprisingly I found that the time in windows have also changed. I changed the time in windows and then when I got back to linux the time has changed.

I just don't understand how to get of the problem. Is there really any way out there to sync the time in both the operating systems.