Shared folder symlink not writeable

[david_bcn]

Hi,

I´m running VirtualBox 6.0.4 r128413 on Mac (Mojave:10.14.3)
Guest linux is Linux mint 19 (installed on external SSD disk).

I've use the following command line to enable creation of symlinks:

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VBoxManage setextradata VM_NAME VBoxInternal2/SharedFoldersEnableSymlinksCreate/SHARE_NAME 1

SHARE_NAME is the name of my shared folder. In my case it is called sf_gdrive but i have only used gdrive as name for the command above (without the sf). Then i have rebooted the VM.

I've added one local directory (in fact it is my gdrive folder from within MACOS) as local shared folder to the VM

If i try

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ln -s file file_link

" it will raise the error

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failed to create symbolic link:Read only filesystem

I can see the drives, copy and create files and folders but cannot create symlinks.