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== Tips == |
== Tips == |
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=== Mount shared folders === |
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* First, install VM tools, or on Linux guest, install package {{deb|open-vm-tools}}. |
* First, install VM tools, or on Linux guest, install package {{deb|open-vm-tools}}. |
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<source lang="bash"> |
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sudo apt install open-vm-tools |
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</source> |
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* Then create a ''shared folder'' in the VM settings. |
* Then create a ''shared folder'' in the VM settings. |
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To mount the shared folders in the guest [https://askubuntu.com/questions/29284/how-do-i-mount-shared-folders-in-ubuntu-using-vmware-tools]: |
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<source lang="bash"> |
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sudo vmhgfs-fuse .host:/ /mnt/hgfs -o allow_other -o uid=0 |
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</source> |
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For mount this at started, add to {{file|/etc/fstab}}: |
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<source lang="bash"> |
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# Use shared folders between VMWare guest and host |
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.host:/ /mnt/hgfs/ fuse.vmhgfs-fuse defaults,allow_other,uid=0 0 0 |
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</source> |
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Some say the share has an impact on the VM performance. In that case, use option <code>noauto</code>: |
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<source lang="bash"> |
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# Use shared folders between VMWare guest and host |
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.host:/ /mnt/hgfs/ fuse.vmhgfs-fuse defaults,allow_other,uid=0,noauto 0 0 |
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</source> |
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Then mount the share manually with <code>sudo mount /mnt/hgfs</code>. |
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;Notes |
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Revision as of 13:58, 26 February 2020
Tips
- First, install VM tools, or on Linux guest, install package open-vm-tools.
sudo apt install open-vm-tools
- Then create a shared folder in the VM settings.
To mount the shared folders in the guest [1]:
sudo vmhgfs-fuse .host:/ /mnt/hgfs -o allow_other -o uid=0
For mount this at started, add to /etc/fstab:
# Use shared folders between VMWare guest and host
.host:/ /mnt/hgfs/ fuse.vmhgfs-fuse defaults,allow_other,uid=0 0 0
Some say the share has an impact on the VM performance. In that case, use option noauto:
# Use shared folders between VMWare guest and host
.host:/ /mnt/hgfs/ fuse.vmhgfs-fuse defaults,allow_other,uid=0,noauto 0 0
Then mount the share manually with sudo mount /mnt/hgfs.
- Notes
- VMWare mounts the share automatically when it is created and the VM is running. If the VM was off, first power on the VM, then disable and enable back the shared folders. However this has to be done everytime the VM is rebooted.