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I have a Linux guest VM on a Mac OS X host on VirtualBox 5.1.4. A nagging issue is the inability to create symlink on the shared folder.

~/macshared$ ln -s file symlinkfile
ln: creating symbolic link `symlinkfile': Operation not permitted

I have followed other posts, with the following recommendation but it does not help.

VBoxManage setextradata VM_NAME VBoxInternal2/SharedFoldersEnableSymlinksCreate/SHARE_NAME 1

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

VDev, you posted the exact same message 3 days ago, which I'm going to delete per forum rules. I'm going to leave this one because it's in the Linux Guests and it has better chances of finding more knowledgeable users compared to the Mac Hosts.

Have you seen ticket #10085 which talks about the same issue? It's still listed as unresolved, but there is a nice discussion on the logic behind it. Plus, out of curiosity, why can't you use a true network shared folder instead of the VirtualBox shared folder?

I had looked at that post. The main reason why I want to use vboxsf is for performance. I move a lot files between the host and the VM and this has become a major hindrance. Why doesn't the VBoxManage setextra ... work? Or perhaps something is procedurally wrong. Help!

Yes! It's a bug!

Any ideas when this is going to get fixed (if at all)? OR should I start looking at other solutions such as VMWare?

I have no clue, I'm a simple user just as you. But even if a developer were here the answer would be that they never reveal schedules. Not just here, everywhere.