Setting up shared machines with the VMware Web Service
The VMware Web Service is an easy and convenient way to share machines with other users. To use this solution, you need to set up shared machines, but it's also a good idea to create a dedicated user account to share the virtual machines so that you can prevent remote users from getting access to the files on your computer. Be aware however that normal user accounts without administrator privileges won't be able to get access to other users' virtual machines. An administrator user can at least browse through virtual machines that other users have created. It is a lot easier to set up a dedicated account for the use of VMware Workstation, and from that account, share all virtual machines. This prevents you from the need to give too much access privileges to other users.
Shared virtual machines and user accounts
To use VMware shared virtual machines, you'll need a user account on the computer where the shared virtual machine resides. This...
