# open-vm-tools 12.4.0 Release Notes
Updated on: 21 March 2024
open-vm-tools | 21 MARCH 2024 | Build 23259341
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## What's in the Release Notes
The release notes cover the following topics:
* [What's New](#whatsnew)
* [End of Feature Support Notice](#endsupport)
* [Internationalization](#i18n)
* [Guest Operating System Customization Support](#guestop)
* [Interoperability Matrix](#interop)
* [Resolved Issues](#resolvedissues)
* [Known Issues](#knownissues)
## What's New
* Please see the [Resolved Issues](#resolvedissues) and [Known Issues](#knownissues) sections below.
* A complete list of the granular changes in the open-vm-tools 12.4.0 release is available at:
[open-vm-tools ChangeLog](https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/blob/stable-12.4.0/open-vm-tools/ChangeLog)
## End of Feature Support Notice
* Discontinued: Using "xml-security-c" and "xerces-c" to build the VMware Guest Authentication Service (VGAuth)
Starting with open-vm-tools 12.4.0, and going forward, the VGAuth service build will require the "xmlsec1" and "libxml2" development and runtime packages. If still using the "xml-security-c" and "xerces-c" open source projects to build open-vm-tools, you must make the change now. The open-vm-tools 12.3.x series will be the last version that can use "xml-security-c" and "xerces-c".
## Internationalization
open-vm-tools 12.4.0 is available in the following languages:
* English
* French
* German
* Spanish
* Italian
* Japanese
* Korean
* Simplified Chinese
* Traditional Chinese
## Guest Operating System Customization Support
The [Guest OS Customization Support Matrix](http://partnerweb.vmware.com/programs/guestOS/guest-os-customization-matrix.pdf) provides details about the guest operating systems supported for customization.
## Interoperability Matrix
The [VMware Product Interoperability Matrix](http://partnerweb.vmware.com/comp_guide2/sim/interop_matrix.php) provides details about the compatibility of current and earlier versions of VMware Products.
## Resolved Issues
* **The following github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools pull request has been addressed**
* Power Ops: Attempt to execute file path only
[Pull request #689](https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/pull/689)
* **A number of issues flagged by Coverity have been addressed.**
* **Add aliasing code to identify Miracle Linux by its former name of "asianux".**
The Asianux Linux distribution rebranded itself as Miracle Linux. Since vSphere infrastructure recognizes "asianux" but not Miracle Linux, aliasing code was added to open-vm-tools to continue to identify Miracle Linux systems as "asianux".
## Known Issues
* **Shared Folders mount is unavailable on Linux VM.**
If the **Shared Folders** feature is enabled on a Linux VM while it is powered off, the shared folders mount is not available on restart.
Note: This issue is applicable to open-vm-tools running on VMware Workstation and VMware Fusion.
Workaround:
If the VM is powered on, disable and enable the **Shared Folders** feature from the interface. For resolving the issue permanently, edit **/etc/fstab** and add an entry to mount the Shared Folders automatically on boot. For example, add the line:
vmhgfs-fuse /mnt/hgfs fuse defaults,allow_other 0 0
For more information on how to configure VMware Tools Shared Folders, see [KB 60262](https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/60262)