![]() How to install the Guest Additions If your guest includes a desktop. ![]() Note that changing file permissions changes them not only for the virtual computer, but for the real one too! Therefore, the method described above cannot be considered ideal. To create shared folders with VirtualBox, you’ll need a running instance of VirtualBox and at least one guest up and running. This command will create and modify new files and directories in the shared folder: The only way to make the folder readable was by changing the access rights to it with chmod. I tried to change the owner of the folder and its contents using chown:īut this did not work either - the owner of this folder was still root. There, you’ll see a new device entry for the shared folder that VirtualBox automatically mounted for you. SHARE_NAME /PATH/TO/POINT/MOUNT vboxsf gid=141ĐĐīut both of these methods did not work in my case. Permissions for accessing the shared folder When the virtual machine of your guest OS finished booting, you can open your file manager. ![]() Or add a line like this to the /etc/fstab file: Sudo mount -t vboxsf -o 'uid=1000,gid=141' SHARE_NAME /PATH/TO/POINT/MOUNT The vboxsf filesystem has uid= and gid= mount options, you can try them with commands like: ![]()
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