Gaurav Verma wrote: > I had the some similar problems with shared folders on vista host and > ubuntu guest oS. Worked it around by sharing the drive as samba mount > point and the permissions etc issue were history: > > > > Do a network share of windows folder (e.g. \\GAURAV-PC\media > <file://\\GAURAV-PC\media>) > > _On the guest OS:_ > > > # mkdir -p /mnt/media > > # smbmount //GAURAV-PC/media /mnt/media -o username=gaurav,password=welcome > > # more /etc/hosts > GAURAV-PC 192.168.0.2 > > # ping GAURAV-PC HAS to work when you give the smbmount command. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/mnt/media/oracle_12.0.4/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz# > lsmod | grep smbfs > smbfs 66296 0 > > Samba server does not need to run: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/mnt/media/oracle_12.0.4/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz# ps > -ef | grep smb > root 6116 5616 0 21:41 pts/0 00:00:00 grep smb > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/mnt/media/oracle_12.0.4/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz# more > /usr/share/samba/smb.conf > [global] > workgroup = WORKGROUP > security = share > > usershare path = /var/lib/samba/usershare > usershare max shares = 100 > usershare allow guests = yes > usershare owner only = yes > wins support = no > netbios name = GAURAV-PC > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/mnt/media/oracle_12.0.4/startCD/Disk1/rapidwiz# mount > /dev/sda1 on / type ext3 (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro) > proc on /proc type proc (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev) > /sys on /sys type sysfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev) > varrun on /var/run type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,mode=0755) > varlock on /var/lock type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid,nodev,mode=1777) > udev on /dev type tmpfs (rw,mode=0755) > devshm on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw) > devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620) > lrm on /lib/modules/2.6.24-16-generic/volatile type tmpfs (rw) > securityfs on /sys/kernel/security type securityfs (rw) > rpc_pipefs on /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs type rpc_pipefs (rw) > nfsd on /proc/fs/nfsd type nfsd (rw) > gvfs-fuse-daemon on /home/gverma/.gvfs type fuse.gvfs-fuse-daemon > (rw,nosuid,nodev,user=gverma) > *//GAURAV-PC/media on /mnt/media type cifs (rw,mand)*
Thanks Gaurev. This looks like useful guidance since I'm thinking about this very issue for myself. -- Cheers, SDM -- a 21st Century Schizoid Man Systems Theory internet music project: <www.systemstheory.net> on MySpace: <www.myspace.com/systemstheory> on Last FM: <www.last.fm/music/Systems+Theory> get "Codetalkers" *free* at <www.mikedickson.org.uk/codetalkers> NP: nothing _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
