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The issue is that the shared folder's permissions are set to not allow symbolic links by default. You can enable them in a few easy steps. Shut down the virtual machine. Note your machine name at Machine > Settings > General > Name; Note your shared folder name at 'Machine > Settings > Shared Folders`
I have an auto-mount folder that maps to my D: drive on the host which I can access using sudo ls /media/sf_D_DRIVE - however, even when my user (ross) is a member of the vboxsf group I get a permission denied error when attempting to explore it.
24 paź 2017 · I created a shared folder with the given menu in VBox, with a correct path, naming it "MyProjectFolder". Moving with cd and ls inside the guest OS I managed to find /media/sf_MyProjectFolder but whenever I try to access it I get a permission denied error.
27 kwi 2014 · How to access Windows Host shared directory from Ubuntu VirtualBox Guest: Create a directory in Windows on any location of your choice. In the VirtualBox go to the settings of the Ubuntu Guest. Under the Shared Folder section add the location of you folder created with full permission.
5 paź 2012 · The regular way of getting access to the files now, is to allow VirtualBox to automount the shared folder (which will make it show up under /media/sf_directory_name) and then to add your regular Ubuntu user to the vboxsf group (as root #).
18 sie 2020 · Learn how to solve the issue of VirtualBox not accessing shared folder items on Linux virtual machine. Follow the steps to change the group and ownership of the shared folder and reboot the VM.
The problem seems to be with your user account not having permission to use the folders. The only solution I have is to enter root using the su command. You can then read, write, and navigate freely.
