File permissions on shared folders (linux host and guest)

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strawks
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File permissions on shared folders (linux host and guest)

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Hello,

I'm using VirtualBox to run a linux guest on my linux host sharing some folders.

The guest sees the actual permissions of the files but cannot change it and all files area created with permission rw- --- ---
Also all files are owned by root (but I know I can change it with uid and gid options), but that's not really a problem.

My problem is that when I compile some files the executable hasn't the executable bit set and I can't chmod it (chmod seems to success, but the actual permissions are not modified).
Is there a way to modify file permissions under the guest OS?

Thanks in advance.

regards,
strawks
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