Virtual Box VMs Ubuntu and RedHat cannot access shared folders












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Info:

1- I am running Fedora 29 as a host.

2- I have VirtualBox 5.2.22.

3- I have Ubuntu LTS 18.4 VM and RedHatEnterpriseLinuxServer 7.

4- All my VMs have the appropriate version of guest additions installed.

5- My shared VM folder is on a separate partition which is mounted by the host (Fedora).

6- My shared folder on the host has 777 file permissions, and is set to full access for VMs.

7- My Debian, Kali,and Windows 7 VMs can all acces the shared folder with no problems.



Problem#1: Ubuntu needs root permissions to access the shared folder.

Problem#2: RedHat can't access the shared folder at all. (It can see, but not mount it, saying something like 'insufficient privileges.)



How can I fix this?










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  • Could this have anything to do with it? superuser.com/questions/1056105/…
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Info:

1- I am running Fedora 29 as a host.

2- I have VirtualBox 5.2.22.

3- I have Ubuntu LTS 18.4 VM and RedHatEnterpriseLinuxServer 7.

4- All my VMs have the appropriate version of guest additions installed.

5- My shared VM folder is on a separate partition which is mounted by the host (Fedora).

6- My shared folder on the host has 777 file permissions, and is set to full access for VMs.

7- My Debian, Kali,and Windows 7 VMs can all acces the shared folder with no problems.



Problem#1: Ubuntu needs root permissions to access the shared folder.

Problem#2: RedHat can't access the shared folder at all. (It can see, but not mount it, saying something like 'insufficient privileges.)



How can I fix this?










share|improve this question
























  • Could this have anything to do with it? superuser.com/questions/1056105/…
    – Dash Conroy
    Dec 16 '18 at 18:51














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Info:

1- I am running Fedora 29 as a host.

2- I have VirtualBox 5.2.22.

3- I have Ubuntu LTS 18.4 VM and RedHatEnterpriseLinuxServer 7.

4- All my VMs have the appropriate version of guest additions installed.

5- My shared VM folder is on a separate partition which is mounted by the host (Fedora).

6- My shared folder on the host has 777 file permissions, and is set to full access for VMs.

7- My Debian, Kali,and Windows 7 VMs can all acces the shared folder with no problems.



Problem#1: Ubuntu needs root permissions to access the shared folder.

Problem#2: RedHat can't access the shared folder at all. (It can see, but not mount it, saying something like 'insufficient privileges.)



How can I fix this?










share|improve this question















Info:

1- I am running Fedora 29 as a host.

2- I have VirtualBox 5.2.22.

3- I have Ubuntu LTS 18.4 VM and RedHatEnterpriseLinuxServer 7.

4- All my VMs have the appropriate version of guest additions installed.

5- My shared VM folder is on a separate partition which is mounted by the host (Fedora).

6- My shared folder on the host has 777 file permissions, and is set to full access for VMs.

7- My Debian, Kali,and Windows 7 VMs can all acces the shared folder with no problems.



Problem#1: Ubuntu needs root permissions to access the shared folder.

Problem#2: RedHat can't access the shared folder at all. (It can see, but not mount it, saying something like 'insufficient privileges.)



How can I fix this?







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  • Could this have anything to do with it? superuser.com/questions/1056105/…
    – Dash Conroy
    Dec 16 '18 at 18:51


















  • Could this have anything to do with it? superuser.com/questions/1056105/…
    – Dash Conroy
    Dec 16 '18 at 18:51
















Could this have anything to do with it? superuser.com/questions/1056105/…
– Dash Conroy
Dec 16 '18 at 18:51




Could this have anything to do with it? superuser.com/questions/1056105/…
– Dash Conroy
Dec 16 '18 at 18:51










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