file permissions on vbox shared folder

[mbunal]

hi all

my host system is pardus linux. i run windows xp with vbox. i set up vbox sharing folder. and i can use it. any file or folder operations has no error. anyway

when i create a file from my vbox'd windows, it has a chmod 600 permission. when i create a file from pardus, it has a 644 permission. that is th my problem.

i want all files permissions 644, not 600.

can anyone help me?

baris.

[Sasquatch]

Create a script to do it automatically on certain times? What folder are you sharing? Is it a folder in your Home Directory? If so, than it's logical, as only you should be able to write to it and nobody else.

[mbunal]

Create a script to do it automatically on certain times?

it is not usefull solution. i already use manuel script. but it is very boring. after every save i must set permissions.

What folder are you sharing? Is it a folder in your Home Directory?

my shared folder under my home dir. /home/baris/www

If so, than it's logical, as only you should be able to write to it and nobody else.

i dont understand what u mean?

[Sasquatch]

Your home folder is a personal folder, meaning no other user should have access to it. If you would create a new user, you would not be able to access the new user's home folder with your account and vice versa. By changing the permission you create a security risk too. Why do you want to change it anyway? If you run a website, isn't it better to run that outside your home folder? You can easily create a new folder and make yourself the owner of it and set it to 644 permissions.

[mbunal]

where ever i create a folder there is same problem. when i create a folder from vbox's windows it has 600 not 644. it is not impoartont to me thar folder where it is? inside home or root. i dont want any other script or such things to change permission to 644.

but i think there is no solution. maybe only samba shares.

anyway thanks a lot.

[Sasquatch]

Are you sure that a shared folder on /virtualboxshare will give the same 600 permissions? As I have an NTFS drive that I share with SF, it has the same permissions when I create a file or folder on it using the Guest as if I use the Host system. But then again, I have it mounted with some additional options. Just try this and report back.

[mbunal]

ok. i use pardus linux as host system. i setup windows xp in vbox. i share a folder /home/baris/www on host (pardus linux). when i write any file on this shared folder from vbox it has 600 (on host's files system which is ext3).

i dont write anything ntfs, i dont share anything on ntfs.

i write on ext3 file system via vbox shared folder.

[Sasquatch]

I hate repeating myself, but I guess I have to. Create a folder /virtualboxshare and give yourself ownershipt and 644 permissions on it. Now access that folder through shared folders and put a file (doesn't matter what) on it and check with the Host what permissions it has. Does it have 644 or 600?

[mbunal]

it has 600.

i solved it with samba. but i research still to solve with vbox shared folder.

[h1d]

Does vboxsf turn it into 600 in a hard coded way?

[DaveK]

my host system is pardus linux. i run windows xp with vbox. i set up vbox sharing folder. and i can use it. any file or folder operations has no error. anyway

when i create a file from my vbox'd windows, it has a chmod 600 permission. when i create a file from pardus, it has a 644 permission. that is th my problem.

This is also bug 1776:
http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/1776
The shared folders driver is not fully implemented yet and does not correctly convey permissions between the host and guest sides.

[gazmond]

I have this problem too and it's a pain. 600 is too restrictive and I need to be able to override it. For now, I've had to use sudo on the Linux host to get around the problem but it isn't ideal.