Virtual Box Shared Folder

Posted on by Minimo One min read

For some projects I need to share files between my virtual machine and my host machine. VirtualBox allows for shared folders between the VM and the host after install Guest Additions. However, there is always a bit of configuration involved.

I installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and then installed Guest Additions. After I added a shared folder in the settings, I discovered that I did not have permission to access the folder. According to VirtualBox’s documentation you need to add guest users to the vboxsf group. I tend to forget the command to do so as I do not need to change user properties frequency.

If you happen to need the command here it is:

sudo usermod -aG vboxsf <your username>