API failure - An attempt was made to write to a read-only file. (4032976)

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API failure - An attempt was made to write to a read-only file.
Description

After a backup, vRanger attempts to remove the snapshot. An error is returned: An attempt was made to write to a read-only file.
Cause

This machine may have been a template at one time and the .vmx configuration file may still contain information that the VM is still a template.
Resolution

Power down the virtual machine and edit the VM's configuration file by removing the line templateVM = "true"

This information is from VMware KB article 1004538
Additional Information

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1004538

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