![]() ![]() Once they have click the "Run" button in the dialog that popped up in your Guest VM.Īfter the script finishes right click the CD Icon on the Desktop and choose Eject. ![]() With your running VM selected go to the VirtualBox menu and select Devices -> Insert Guest Additions CD image.Īllow a few seconds for the mount to occur and the install script to kick off. Once you have the prereqs in place its time to install the Guest Additions. sudo yum groupinstall 'Developer Tools'Īnd the Kernel headers package so that the Guest Additions script can update your kernel. Make sure you have the Developer Tools installed. Start up your RHEL Guest VM and open up a Terminal. Using enabled shares allows me to quickly transfer files across from my main computer to my Virtual Machine.For VirtualBox(5.0.24) Host=Mac(El Capitan) and Guest=RHEL(7.2) I find using Virtual Machines are great for testing new programs or application which may or may not contain Viruses. If your shared folder works at step 2 then there is no need to complete any of the additional steps. The reason for making this blog is because I had to take the extra steps to make the shared folder work. Once you have completed the above steps I recommend restarting your virtual machine more than once.įor me on the second attempt of restarting the virtual machine I navigated to /mnt/hgfs and my enabled shared folder was accessible. Use the following command.Īt the end of the file enter the following lines. ![]() Open up terminal and use the following commands to configure VMware tools. Otherwise continue to step 3 and 4 to find a solution and get your folder to be shared. If your shared folder is there and you are able to access the folder then you have successfully enabled a shared folder. Start your virtual machine and begin by checking the path /mnt/hgfs. As shown in the image below I have chosen desktop as my desired path. You need to enable this feature and ensure you select the path you desire. Step 1 Configure Virtual Machine Settingsįirst begin by going to Virtual Machine Settings, options and Folder sharing. I am currently running Ubuntu in a Virtual Machine and I want Ubuntu to have access to my Desktop folder on Windows. In this blog post I will be showing you how to create a shared folder within Ubuntu. ![]()
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