Shared Folders: Content Write-Protected

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AliBaba
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Shared Folders: Content Write-Protected

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Situation:
Version 2.2
Linux host, Windows guest
Shared folder has a+rw file permissions on Linux host

When I access that shared folder (no matter if by browsing Network or adding it as network-folder Z:) all files have the write-protect flag set. Windows Explorer completely ignores it (and I can add/edit files and folders) but most applications choke on that flag. This is annoying, because I have to save files somewhere in the VDI and then manually copy them - not the way this was intended.

Is this a bug or am I too stupid?
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