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Hi, all.

I encounter a problem of no permission to execute a file in shared folder.

Host: windows xp
Guest: ubuntu8,04
VirtualBox version: 2.02

I created a shared folder named G_LINUX_PROG for a G partition in windows xp.
And I mount the shared folder with the following command&option:

#sudo mount -o exec,rw,uid=1000,gid=1000 -t vboxsf G_LINUX_PROG /mnt/shared/linux_program

Then i change directory to /mnt/shared/linux_program//gcc/conceptgcc-4.3.0-alpha-7
And using the "ls -l" command, which show the following infomation:
-rw-rw-rw- 1 simon simon 32639 2007-04-05 23:25 config.sub
-rw-rw-rw- 1 simon simon 384631 2007-04-05 23:25 configure
-rw-rw-rw- 1 simon simon 87629 2007-04-05 23:25 configure.ac

then I use "chmod 777 configure"
After this, the "ls -l" command, which show the following infomation:
-rw-rw-rw- 1 simon simon 32639 2007-04-05 23:25 config.sub
-rw-rw-rw- 1 simon simon 384631 2007-04-05 23:25 configure
-rw-rw-rw- 1 simon simon 87629 2007-04-05 23:25 configure.ac

>>>>>>the mode of the configure file did not changed!!!

So, my question is that how to solve this problem??

Is there anyone encouter this?

Thank you..

Chmod only works on Linux file systems, like ext2/3. You set the file mode with the mount options, and that was already correct.

It's still best to compile on a Linux native FS, so copy it to your home folder. I tried it myself a few days ago to compile a program and make a package from it, but that ended up with some error. Copying the files to my home folder solved that.

The way I have my fstab entry is with the options defaults,auto,rw,gid=1000,uid=1000. Defaults adds both rw and exec, so my rw addition is obsolete .

Thank you, Sasquatch.

Since i have not enough disk space for ubuntu to compile the software, I expect to compile it in xp and install to ubuntu ...

You can always add an additional VDI file to the VM. Be sure to partition and format it before you can actually use it. And mount it of course .