Host USB passtrough

Open the vmx configuration file located at the virtual machine directory, using a text editor.

Insert this entry in the vmx configuration file to enable USB smart card passthrough:

usb.generic.allowCCID = "TRUE"

 

Run this command to stop the pcscd process on the esx host:
sudo /etc/init.d/pcscd stop

 

Run this command to verify that the pcscd process is not running on the esx host:
ps | grep pcscd