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Configuring shared folders in virtualbox E.g. for Quickstart developmentmeza, <source lang="bash">cd ~/src/mezavagrant ssh # to get onto the guestsudo mount -t vboxsf -o uid=$UID,gid=$(id -g) opt_meza /opt/meza# now the /home/greg/src/meza folder on the host is available to the vagrant user on the guest at /opt/meza</source>
# Power down the Quickstart virtual machine.== Disk Images ==# On the host computer, start the Virtualbox management UI.# rightLearn more about VDI -click Quickstart -> settings -> shared folders -> click the folder with the green plus on the right# Set the "Folder Path" to a path on the host computerVirtual Disk Images. Give full read/write access.# Set the "Folder Name" to "shared". no caps. no vbox-# Ok -> Ok -> start Quickstart vm and this file should disappear.# Test by moving All about how VirtualBox stores a 'snapshot' of a file in the host guest computer into a file on the host shared folder. Learn more about VDI - Virtual Disk Images
add info about shared folders
== Shared Folders ==
Once you create a shared folder in the VirtualBox UI, you may need to mount that folder from the guest.
http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=8046
