Can't access shared/mounted folders until user logs on to guest VM?
Posted: 16. Nov 2017, 02:47
Host: Windows 10E x64 1709 CU
VB version: 5.2.0
Guest: Windows 10P x64 1709
Guest Additions v: 5.2.0
Shared folders on host / Auto-mount / access: Full
(physicalA) a:\
(PhysicalB) b:\
(physicalE) e:\
PROBLEM:
Above folders show up as Mounted folders on guest when logged in, but NOT automatically after boot/reboot.
Does the shared-folder / "auto-mount" option mount a folder as a drive letter when the computer boots or does the user have to be logged on?
The UI states "When checked, the guest OS will TRY to automatically mount the shared folder on STARTUP " however, recently, it seems those folders are not mounted/or accessible UNTIL a local user logs on to the machine? If I log off the machine, they are still accessible, but from a cold start, the folders are inaccessible until ANY local user logs on.
I have several services that auto-start with the Guest machine that need access to those folders, I THOUGHT this was working, but now I'm not even sure.
Thanks,
VB version: 5.2.0
Guest: Windows 10P x64 1709
Guest Additions v: 5.2.0
Shared folders on host / Auto-mount / access: Full
(physicalA) a:\
(PhysicalB) b:\
(physicalE) e:\
PROBLEM:
Above folders show up as Mounted folders on guest when logged in, but NOT automatically after boot/reboot.
Does the shared-folder / "auto-mount" option mount a folder as a drive letter when the computer boots or does the user have to be logged on?
The UI states "When checked, the guest OS will TRY to automatically mount the shared folder on STARTUP " however, recently, it seems those folders are not mounted/or accessible UNTIL a local user logs on to the machine? If I log off the machine, they are still accessible, but from a cold start, the folders are inaccessible until ANY local user logs on.
I have several services that auto-start with the Guest machine that need access to those folders, I THOUGHT this was working, but now I'm not even sure.
Thanks,