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Hi all,

Host ubuntu 14.04 desktop
VM1 (ubuntu14.04 desktop)
VM2 (ubuntu16.04 desktop)

VM1 can share data with Host but VM2 fails.

VM1 (ubuntu14.04 desktop)
⟫ ls -adl /media/Transfer_Directory_PC1A/

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drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 18  2015 /media/Transfer_Directory_PC1A/

⟫ ls -adl /media/sf_Transfer_Directory_PC1A/

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drwxrwx--- 1 root vboxsf 12288 Apr 28 05:49 /media/sf_Transfer_Directory_PC1A/

⟫ cat /etc/rc.local

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#!/bin/sh -e
mount -t vboxsf Transfer_Directory_PC1A /home/satimis/Transfer_Directory_PC1A

exit 0

VM2 (ubuntu16.04 desktop)
⟫ ls -adl /media/Transfer_Directory_PC1A/

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drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May  7 15:58 /media/Transfer_Directory_PC1A/

⟫ ls -adl /media/sf_Transfer_Directory_PC1A/

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drwxrwx--- 1 root vboxsf 12288 Apr 28 05:49 /media/sf_Transfer_Directory_PC1A/

⟫ cat /etc/rc.local

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#!/bin/sh -e

mount -t vboxsf Transfer_Directory_PC1A /home/satimis/Transfer_Directory_PC1A

exit 0

Please advise how to fix the problem. Thanks

Regards
satimis

Hi all,

Problem solved. "satimis" is NOT in vboxsf group

⟫ grep "vboxsf" /etc/group

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vboxsf:x:999:

⟫ grep "satimis" /etc/group

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adm:x:4:syslog,satimis
cdrom:x:24:satimis
sudo:x:27:satimis
dip:x:30:satimis
plugdev:x:46:satimis
lpadmin:x:113:satimis
satimis:x:1000:
sambashare:x:128:satimis

Ran:-
⟫ sudo usermod -a -G vboxsf satimis

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[sudo] password for satimis

⟫ grep "vboxsf" /etc/group

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vboxsf:x:999:satimis

satimis

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Problem in sharing data between host and vm (SOLVED)

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