Why vmware-tools is installed, dracut runs in Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The vmware tools restarted and the dracut creates a new initramfs suddenly.

    Aug 28 21:50:13 localhost vmware-tools: Stopping VMware Tools services in the virtual machine:
    Aug 28 21:50:14 localhost vmware-tools: Guest operating system daemon:[  OK  ]
    Aug 28 21:50:18 localhost vmware-tools: Common Agent:[  OK  ]
    Aug 28 21:50:18 localhost vmware-tools: VGAuthService:[  OK  ]
    Aug 28 21:50:18 localhost vmware-tools: VMware User Agent (vmware-user):[  OK  ]
    Aug 28 21:50:18 localhost vmware-tools: Unmounting HGFS shares:[  OK  ]
    ...
    Aug 28 21:50:28 localhost dracut: dracut-
    Aug 28 21:50:28 localhost dracut: Executing: /bin/dracut --force /boot/initramfs-3.10.0-693.2.2.el7.x86_64.img 3.10.0-693.2.2.el7.x86_64
    Aug 28 21:50:29 localhost dracut: dracut module 'busybox' will not be installed, because command 'busybox' could not be found!
    Aug 28 21:50:29 localhost dracut: dracut module 'busybox' will not be installed, because command 'busybox' could not be found!
    Aug 28 21:50:29 localhost dracut: *** Including module: bash ***
    Aug 28 21:50:29 localhost dracut: *** Including module: nss-softokn ***
    Aug 28 21:50:30 localhost dracut: *** Including module: i18n ***
    Aug 28 21:50:30 localhost dracut: *** Including module: network ***
    Aug 28 21:50:30 localhost dracut: *** Including module: ifcfg ***
    

Environment

  • VMware-tools
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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