I can see a lot of posts on this but they either don't cover what I'm trying, the OS's that I'm using or (most likely) I'm not understanding them.
I'm using Ubuntu 14, and I have VirtualBox running Lubuntu. I want to create a shared folder.
I've created a folder in the home directory of the host system
I've gone into the VM and in the VM using the menu :
Machine > Settings > Shared Folders > Add New Shared Folder (Icon)
This opens up the options for choosing a directory - I choose the one that I've just set up on the Host system.
I can't access this though. After rebooting the VM I can't look inside the directory, though it does appear in /media
I've changed the permissions on the folder in the Main System so that anyone can access it, I'm not sure why the VM can't.
Not too sure what to do here..
EDIT
Reading these instructions
I get the following error :
vco@geoHP:~$ sudo mount -t vboxsf -o uid=$UID,gid=$(id -g) share ~/host
[sudo] password for vco:
mount: mount point /home/vco/host does not exist
EDIT #2
After creating a directory called host in my Host's home directory I get the following error :
vco@geoHP:~$ sudo mount -t vboxsf -o uid=$UID,gid=$(id -g) share ~/host
[sudo] password for vco:
mount: unknown filesystem type 'vboxsf'
vco@geoHP:~$
EDIT #3
Trying to run the above command from the Virtual Machine rather than the Host system I get the following error :
klak@klakBox:~$ sudo mount -t vboxsf -o uid=$UID,gid=$(id -g) share ~/host
[sudo] password for klak:
/sbin/mount.vboxsf: mounting failed with the error: No such file or directory
klak@klakBox:~$
unknown filesystem
, though I have vm additions installed on the VM.