---
name: "vmsync"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "open-vm-tools"
version: "2:8.8.0+2012.05.21-724730-1+nmu2+deb7u1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vmsync"
---

# vmsync(9)

vmware kernel module

## NAME

vmsync - vmware kernel module

## SYNOPSIS

modprobe vmsync

## DESCRIPTION

This is a Linux kernel module. It isn't backed by a virtual hardware device, so it must be loaded manually. It is depended on by [*vmware-guestd*(8)](/vmware-guestd/8.md), so ideally it should be loaded prior to starting [*vmware-guestd*(8)](/vmware-guestd/8.md) (though [*vmware-guestd*(8)](/vmware-guestd/8.md) can function without it). This module is used for freezing and thawing the filesystem.

## OPTIONS

vmsync has no options.

## SEE ALSO

[*vmware-checkvm*(1)](/vmware-checkvm/1.md)\
 [*vmware-hgfsclient*(1)](/vmware-hgfsclient/1.md)\
 [*vmware-toolbox*(1)](/vmware-toolbox/1.md)\
 [*vmware-toolbox-cmd*(1)](/vmware-toolbox-cmd/1.md)\
 [*vmware-user*(1)](/vmware-user/1.md)\
 [*vmware-xferlogs*(1)](/vmware-xferlogs/1.md)\
 [*libguestlib*(3)](/libguestlib/3.md)\
 [*libvmtools*(3)](/libvmtools/3.md)\
 [*vmware-guestd*(8)](/vmware-guestd/8.md)\
 [*vmware-hgfsmounter*(8)](/vmware-hgfsmounter/8.md)\
 [*vmware-user-suid-wrapper*(8)](/vmware-user-suid-wrapper/8.md)\
 [*vmblock*(9)](/vmblock/9.md)\
 [*vmci*(9)](/vmci/9.md)\
 [*vmhgfs*(9)](/vmhgfs/9.md)\
 [*vmmemctl*(9)](/vmmemctl/9.md)\
 [*vmsock*(9)](/vmsock/9.md)\
 [*vmxnet*(9)](/vmxnet/9.md)\
 [*vmxnet3*(9)](/vmxnet3/9.md)

## HOMEPAGE

More information about vmsync and the Open VM Tools can be found at \<*http://open-vm-tools.sourceforge.net/*\>.

## AUTHOR

Open VM Tools were written by VMware, Inc. \<*http://www.vmware.com/*\>.

This manual page was put together from homepage materials by Daniel Baumann \<*daniel.baumann@progress-technologies.net*\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).