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I am using Virtual Box 5.1 on top of Windows 7 Host OS with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Guest OS. I have already installed VBOXADDITIONS_5.1.14_112924 and restarted the Guest machine. The folder appears as mounted underneath the Devices in Files, and it appears as shared on the Host machine.

What permissions do I need to change on my Host/Guest OS to make this shared folder work?

score 99 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 08 '20 at 15:38

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You have to add yourself to the shared folders group in the Ubuntu guest.

sudo adduser $USER vboxsf

Guest OS needs to be restarted after this.

edited Dec 08 '20 at 15:38

Bora

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answered Mar 08 '17 at 03:08

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Worked for me but required a reboot to the guest VM first. – Itay Jul 27 '17 at 08:01
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It worked for me after logout and login again only. – Gopal00005 May 14 '19 at 15:30
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Note: No need to replace $USER with anything, the string needs to be input exactly. – zeitgeist May 19 '21 at 12:45
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Worked for me on Ubuntu 20.04. Thanks a fortune! – Joseph Jan 29 '22 at 19:41
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still relevant in 2022 – petrosmm Apr 21 '22 at 19:48
sudo usermod -a -G vboxsf $USER on centos or other linux that might have different adduser – tobi delbruck Nov 17 '23 at 20:20

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 21 '23 at 08:49

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If you get

'Username' is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported

then use

su root

then you can proceed with as suggested by Bora.

sudo adduser $USER vboxsf

answered Jul 21 '23 at 08:49

Pavan Pyati

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