Virtualbox shared folder permissions

Question

I'm using Windows and Virtualbox with RedHat, putting it simple: I've created a shared folder so I can use Eclipse on my Windows OS and do some testing in Linux.

However, I can't access the shared folder with my user, I've logged in with root and used chmod 777 and even moved my user to the folder's group.

Whatever I do the result is the same:

/media/sf_sharedFolder/: Permission denied

What can I do? How can I access the shared folder with my user?

Answer 1

Add yourself to the vboxsf group within the guest VM.

Solution 1

Run sudo adduser $USER vboxsf from terminal.
(On Suse it's sudo usermod --append --groups vboxsf $USER)

To take effect you should log out and then log in, or you may need to reboot.

Solution 2

Edit the file /etc/group (you will need root privileges). Look for the line vboxsf:x:999 and add at the end :yourusername -- use this solution if you don't have sudo.

To take effect you should log out and then log in, or you may need to reboot.