Problem working with files from both guest and host.
Posted: 16. Sep 2011, 18:14
I'm having a problem simultaneously working with a shared file on a guest and host. I just started noticing this problem a few days ago, but I've been operating in the following mode for a while without noticing the problem.
My host is Mac OS X v. 10.6.8. My guest is ubuntu 11.04. I'm running VirtualBox 4.0.12 r72916.
The scenario is this: I have a set of files open in an editor on the host, and I'm using the files on the guest via terminal + ssh running on the host. I can edit the files on the host, save changes, and run the files on the guest. The folder where the files are stored is mounted as a shared folder on the guest.
Sometimes, when I create a new file on the host in the shared folder, or copy/move the file into the shared folder, something strange happens the next time I try to access the file from the guest. The guest knows about the file, but doesn't know much about the file --
Host directory listing
Guest directory listing
load.h5 in the above example is the file that is giving me problems, but the problem is not specific to this file.
I don't really know where to start on this one...i assume it's some detail of filesystem or permissions that is beyond my ken. Any help understanding this, or ideas of where to look for more clues would be appreciated.
My host is Mac OS X v. 10.6.8. My guest is ubuntu 11.04. I'm running VirtualBox 4.0.12 r72916.
The scenario is this: I have a set of files open in an editor on the host, and I'm using the files on the guest via terminal + ssh running on the host. I can edit the files on the host, save changes, and run the files on the guest. The folder where the files are stored is mounted as a shared folder on the guest.
Sometimes, when I create a new file on the host in the shared folder, or copy/move the file into the shared folder, something strange happens the next time I try to access the file from the guest. The guest knows about the file, but doesn't know much about the file --
Host directory listing
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user@host:~/shared$ ls -la
total 554064
drwxr-xr-x 5 user staff 170 Sep 16 11:30 .
drwxr--r-x+ 25 user staff 850 Sep 16 08:12 ..
drwxr-xr-x 4 user staff 136 Sep 16 08:12 Session1
-rw-r--r-- 1 user staff 141876224 Sep 16 11:25 ebus.h5
-rw-r--r-- 1 user staff 141802536 Sep 16 11:24 load.h5
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user@guest:/media/sf_shared$ ls -la
ls: cannot access load.h5: No such file or directory
total 138552
drwxrwx--- 1 root vboxsf 170 2011-09-16 11:30 .
drwxrwx--- 1 root vboxsf 850 2011-09-16 08:12 ..
-rwxrwx--- 1 root vboxsf 141876224 2011-09-16 11:25 ebus.h5
?????????? ? ? ? ? ? load.h5
drwxrwx--- 1 root vboxsf 136 2011-09-16 08:12 Session1
I don't really know where to start on this one...i assume it's some detail of filesystem or permissions that is beyond my ken. Any help understanding this, or ideas of where to look for more clues would be appreciated.