X Window won't start after yum update on VMware guest

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Issue

  • X Window won't start after yum update on VMware guest. We see error(EE) in /var/log/Xorg.0.log.
[    58.252] (II) Loading /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/vmwlegacy_drv.so
[    58.312] (EE) Failed to load /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/vmwlegacy_drv.so: /usr/lib64/xorg/modules/drivers/vmwlegacy_drv.so: undefined symbol: PictureScreenPrivateKey
[    58.312] (II) UnloadModule: "vmwlegacy"
[    58.312] (II) Unloading vmwlegacy
[    58.312] (EE) Failed to load module "vmwlegacy" (loader failed, 7)
[    58.312] (EE) No drivers available.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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