I'm using VMware to run Debian 8.x.Regardless of if something is found or not, the command find / -type d -name [Directory Name] keeps returning find: '/mnt/hgfs': protocol error.Can someone please help me understand what the command is complaining about?
find always returns /mnt/hgfs protocol error (VMware, Debian 8.x)
filesystems;vmware
The command is complaining that while searching your whole filesystem it encountered an error accessing the /mnt/hgfs part.The /mnt/hgfs is a place where VMware mounts the Host-Guest File System used to share files between the host and guest machines.Given the information you provided, it's difficult to tell ehy the error occurs. It might be outdated VMware Tools inside the machine or misconfigured share.