~~META:date created = 2009-08-11 12:16~~
====== OpenSolaris / VirtualBox: Mount Shared Folder ======

To mount a shared folder in a OpenSolaris guest in VirtualBox, you have to install the Guest Additions and then mount the file system type ''vboxfs''.
The Usage is:

<code bash>
mount -F vboxfs <share> <mountpoint>
</code>

If you want to share the filesystem ''/share'' from the host to the guest, then first create the share.
Go to "Shared Folders" in the Virtual Machine's Settings and click the little folder with the green plus on the right.
{{add_shared_folder_16px.png?nolink|add shared folder icon}}

Then select the folder to share (''/share'' in the example) and enter a name for the share (''share'' here).

{{vbox_share_1.png?nolink|add shared folder dialog}}

As a result, you will see the folder in the settings:

{{vbox_share_2.png?nolink|shared folder settings}}

Now boot the OpenSolaris, log in and open a Terminal.
I assume that you are using the user creates during boot which has the "System Adminitrator" profile.
The commands will be executed with the rights given by this profile, so they need to be executes with ''pfexec''.

First, create the mountpoint if it doesn't exist.
You will have to do this only once.

<code bash>
pfexec mkdir /share
</code>

Now, mount the share.

<code bash>
pfexec mount -F vboxfs share /share
</code>

If you want to have the filesystem mounted on every boot, then add this to the file ''/etc/vfstab''.
You can do this by executing ''pfexec vi /etc/vfstab''.

<code>
share   -   /share  vboxfs  -   yes -
</code>

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