[xubuntu-users] Xubunu v-13.10 Daily Build in Oracle VirtualBox

[Jack Fromm]

On 10/12/2013 10:26 AM, Stephen P. Molnar wrote:
> I have installed the daily build of v-13.10 in Oracle VirtualBox 
> v-4.2.18r88780.  The installation went well without any warnings or 
> errors as did the installation of the VB Guest Additions.
>
> However when I attempt to access the shared folder, sf_C_Drive, the 
> system refuses the connection due to improper user permissions. The 
> shared folder has the permissions root vboxsf and the user has vboxsf 
> permission.
>
> Now, I have successfully installed other Linux distros in VirtualBox 
> without any problems.  Obviously, I'm missing a critical step, 
> but don't have the faintest idea as to what.
>
> Any assistance will be much appreciated.
>
>> On Fri, 2013-10-11 at 16:07 -0400, Stephen P. Molnar wrote:
>>> However when I attempt to access the shared folder, sf_C_Drive, the
>>> system refuses the connection due to improper user permissions. The
>>> shared folder has the permissions root vboxsf and the user has vboxsf
>>> permission.
>> What kind of access has got the vboxsf group for the shared folder, ---,
>> r--,r-x, rw- or rwx?
>>
> Here is the file manager entry for the Host drive:
>
> sf_C_DRIVE  12,288  drwxrwx---  root  vboxsf
>
> The user has been added to the vboxsf group.
>
> I have not been able to change the permissions of the Host drive, even 
> as root using kksu emelFM2.
>
> I've tried googling for the solution and can't seem to find anything 
> (that I can understand) that fixes the problem (I'm making what is a 
> wild assumption, at least for me) that this is a permissions problem.
>
> I would really appreciate it if someone out there would take pity on a 
> poor old organic chemist and give me an understandable solution.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
Stephen, I'm afraid I don't have a solution for you.  But I can at least 
offer you the consolation that I have the problem too.  I'm not sure 
what your host machine is running - it sounds like Windows.  I've tried 
it on two different hosts, one is running Xubuntu Precise and the other 
is my test Saucy machine.  I've used both 4.2.16 and 4.2.18 of 
Virtualbox.  I can install a Raring guest and it accesses a shared 
folder fine.  When I install another guest the exact same way with the 
latest version of Saucy, my shared folder appears empty.

I have filed bug 1239384 for it on Launchpad.  If you have a Launchpad 
account and want to confirm the bug, that would be good. One of the guys 
on the -devel list said he would try to reproduce it too.

Regards,
Jack