
Mount -t vboxsf -o uid=1000,gid=1000 Amber /home/john/Amber

# In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution # Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other # This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel. The auto-mount feature of VirtualBox but had to add each mount command Since I wanted to specify where to mount each shared folder I couldn't use Next, I created the mount-points that were not there yet: mkdir -p ~/Īs I wanted the data created by MySQL out of the way I decided to createĪ directory MySQL under /Users/john/Library with a sub directory named I ran the following commands in a virtual machine that had already MySQL installed: $ id -u mysql So I needed to find out the numeric user id for mysql and group id for mysql. Creating the Mount Points on the Guest OSīesides several directories in my home directory I also wanted to have MySQL'sĭata directory shared with OS X. Me to run the Ubuntu desktop in 1920 x 1200 full screen. That the Guest Additions are required for shared folders. A trilogy I recommend to read if you like SF.Īfter the installation I restarted the virtual machine, inserted the Guest Additions CD, ran the installer, and restarted the machine once more. The name for this virtual machine was taken from the Cadwal Chronicles by Jack Vance. I probably could get away without swap, or use a swap file inside a sharedįolder so I can avoid Time Machine from backing it up.


On my files under OS X using shared folders sounds like a workable The exact cause of the latter I am falling back to Ubuntu running While I have been usingįor some applications I ran into issues likeĪnd containers just freezing.

Today I wanted to repeat the steps and writeĪs I am still migrating from Linux to OS X I need access to Linux one My home directory on a Ubuntu 16.04.1 installation running in a I wasĪble to share several directories in my home directory on OS X under Yesterday I experimented a bit with VirtualBox shared folders.
