How to configure open-vm-tools to report actual vmtools version instead of 2147483647

Solution In Progress - Updated -

Issue

  • When reporting on the open-vm-tools version in the vSphere Web Client, the version number is reported as 2147483647 regardless of the actual version installed.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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