Allow other users to acccess VM I create
Allow other users to acccess VM I create
I have created 5 VMs in a folder that is not under my profile. When other users log into the host laptop they cannot see the VMs. How do I make the VM's available to the other/all users on the host laptop?
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scottgus1
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Re: Allow other users to acccess VM I create
Close down Virtualbox and log off then back on so no Virtualbox processes are running.
Make sure the folder holding the VMs is a public folder that all accounts can access with write permissions.
Then set a global environment variable VBOX_USER_HOME pointing to another public folder that all accounts can access with write permissions.
Move the contents of the folder containing 'Virtualbox.xml' to the VBOX_USER_HOME folder:
Windows hosts: C:\Users\{you}\.Virtualbox
Mac Hosts: /Users/{you}/Library/VirtualBox
Linux & Solaris hosts: /home/{you}/.config/VirtualBox
When you restart Virtualbox, you should still see your guest list, and so will all the other accounts, if everything was done right.
Make sure the folder holding the VMs is a public folder that all accounts can access with write permissions.
Then set a global environment variable VBOX_USER_HOME pointing to another public folder that all accounts can access with write permissions.
Move the contents of the folder containing 'Virtualbox.xml' to the VBOX_USER_HOME folder:
Windows hosts: C:\Users\{you}\.Virtualbox
Mac Hosts: /Users/{you}/Library/VirtualBox
Linux & Solaris hosts: /home/{you}/.config/VirtualBox
When you restart Virtualbox, you should still see your guest list, and so will all the other accounts, if everything was done right.