Shared folder between Mac Host/Linux Guest

[loukingjr]

very welcome.

[oskch308]

I'm also having issues pairing my Shared_Folder. I'm using Qiime, but what guest user name do I use? Sorry for such a stupid question. This is doing my head in!

[loukingjr]

I'm also having issues pairing my Shared_Folder. I'm using Qiime, but what guest user name do I use? Sorry for such a stupid question. This is doing my head in!

Quiime is based on Ubuntu64 so that is fine. You use the name you log into Quiime with.

[CorinnaGl]

Everything has been working perfectly the last fours weeks and this morning suddenly my sf_VMshare folder in my guest is just empty !!!!
Yesterday I still worked with it and nothing has happened since then, but the folder is empty.

Someone please help (I need to work !!!) ?!?!?!

[loukingjr]

Everything has been working perfectly the last fours weeks and this morning suddenly my sf_VMshare folder in my guest is just empty !!!!
Yesterday I still worked with it and nothing has happened since then, but the folder is empty.

Someone please help (I need to work !!!) ?!?!?!

it's empty on both the host and the guest?

[CorinnaGl]

Oh you are still here and answering - thanks!

No the content is still there on the host but I can not see it on the guest. When I change it to a different folder and add something
to this folder in either of them (host/guest) - you can not see it in the other.

[loukingjr]

Oh you are still here and answering - thanks!

No the content is still there on the host but I can not see it on the guest. When I change it to a different folder and add something
to this folder in either of them (host/guest) - you can not see it in the other.

how are you mounting the shared folder in your guest?

[CorinnaGl]

When I set up the shared folder 4 weeks ago, I activated "Auto-mount" in the VM
and since then it was also always there when I started my guest, without any issues.

[loukingjr]

When I set up the shared folder 4 weeks ago, I activated "Auto-mount" in the VM
and since then it was also always there when I started my guest, without any issues.

well, with the guest open, try going to the Devices Menu>Shared Folder in the Mac menubar , remove the shared folder, re-add it with auto-mount and permanent enabled and restart your guest.

[CorinnaGl]

That did not work unfortunately, but when I just re-installed the guest additions again, then the folders were back!

Thanks anyways!

[loukingjr]

That did not work unfortunately, but when I just re-installed the guest additions again, then the folders were back!

Thanks anyways!

welcome. glad it worked but you shouldn't have had to reinstall the guest additions. puzzling.

[Martin]

Maybe there was a kernel update in the guest and no DKMS to automatically recreate the GA modules?

[loukingjr]

Maybe there was a kernel update in the guest and no DKMS to automatically recreate the GA modules?

that's true. I haven't used a Linux guest that didn't rebuild the GAs in a long time. Good point.

[CorinnaGl]

No idea what you guys are saying, but I am happy that it works again
And thanks for your help again!

[loukingjr]

No idea what you guys are saying, but I am happy that it works again
And thanks for your help again!

welcome we're saying you may have updated your guest.