VirtualBox Shared Folders with Ubuntu Server Guest

Select Devices, CD/DVD Devices, VBoxGuestAdditions.iso.

(virtualbox => device => install GuestAddition)


sudo mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom


sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-`uname –r`

(watch out  ` is different with ' , here is `)

sudo /media/cdrom/VBoxLinuxAddition.run

sudo reboot

sudo mkdir /mnt/host-downloads (some where you want to mount)

sudo mount –t vboxsf {host shared folder name} {guest mount directory }

(ex:    sudo mount –t vboxsf Downloads /mnt/host-downloads)

sudo umount  /mnt/host-downloads


ps: host folder name don't same to guest folder name
 

**list mounted devices**



df


mount

**auto mount**

important: 


disable setting : virtualbox's share folder auto-mount


(because it will conflict with our setting in fstab)

sudo vim /etc/fstab

add to last line:

 Downloads    /mnt/host-downloads    vboxsf    defaults


sudo reboot


done~