Unable to mount shared folder

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dbaslm
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Unable to mount shared folder

Post by dbaslm »

Guest is Red Hat 6.10

Linux vmrhrdb071.localdomain 2.6.32-754.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu May 24 18:18:25 EDT 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Host is Red Hat 6.10


Linux rhrdbd13.cc.cornwallonline.net 2.6.32-754.39.1.el6.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Apr 9 08:06:22 EDT 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux


Since Upgrading to 6.1.22 I can no longer mount shared folders. Never had a problem on this guest before 6.1.22

From log

0:04:45.559899 VMMDev: Guest Log: 11:39:11.608498 automount Error: vbsvcAutomounterMountIt: Failed to mount 'software' on '/media/sf_software': No such device (-1,19)
00:04:45.877491 VMMDev: Guest Log: 11:39:11.926239 automount Error: vbsvcAutomounterMountIt: Failed to mount 'software' on '/media/sf_software': No such device (-1,19)


Note I don't get this issue on my Red Hat 7 guests.

Any ideas?
mpack
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Re: Unable to mount shared folder

Post by mpack »

Please provide a VM log file. Make sure the VM is fully shut down, then right click it in the manager UI. Select "Show Log" and save "VBox.log" (no other file) to a zip file. Attach the zip here.

And are these GA shared folders you are attempting to mount? I presume so, since VirtualBox is not involved in true network shares - but the shared folder paths you show are not what I'd expect for GA shares. That said I'm not a Linux expert.
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