VMware User Process With the VMware user process, you can use such features as copy and paste, drag and drop, and Unity with VMware products that support these features. On Linux guests, this process starts when you begin an X11 session. On Windows guests, it starts when you log in to the desktop. On either system, you can start it manually. The program file for this process is called VMwareUser.exe on Windows guests and vmware-user on Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD guests. This process supports the following tasks: ■ Allows you to copy and paste text between hosts and guests. For virtual machines that are used with Workstation or Fusion, you can copy and paste files between the host operating system and Windows, Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD guests. ■ On Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD guests, grabs and releases the pointer when the SVGA driver is not installed. ■ On Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD guests, matches the screen resolution of the guest to the screen resolution of the host. ■ For virtual machines used with Workstation or Fusion, allows you to drag files between the host operating system and Windows, Linux, Solaris, and FreeBSD guests. ■ For VMware products that support the Unity feature, allows you to open an application window in a Windows or Linux guest, enter Unity mode, and have that window appear on your host desktop like any other host application window.