creating symbolic link: Protocol error

linux windows virtual-machine file-permissions symlink
TroodoN-Mike picture TroodoN-Mike · Jul 27, 2013 · Viewed 47.3k times · Source

I have created linux (Centos) on my virtual box. When I ssh to it and I try to create symbolic link (on my shared folder with full access):

ln -s path/folder/example myFolder

I get error:

ln: creating symbolic link `myFolder': Protocol error

Is there any reason or solution to this?

Answer

Angela Zenner picture Angela Zenner · Oct 24, 2013

Right click on your command prompt and "Run as Administrator" (or whatever program you're using to make those symlinks needs to be run as adminstrator).

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