Windows 7 - problem in sharing folder in linux in sun virtua box

i m using sun virtual box software in my win 7 ultimate build 7600 and has also installed many linux distros in it and also installed the vbox guest plug-in.
but i m unable to create shared folder inside those distros as i hav created in the xp(inside vbox). is thees any way to do so????


any help will be highly obliged.....

Care to explain a bit more? What do you mean by "share"?

zzz2496

It is really Difficult ! That's why I use VMWare ! I can share host files in xp guest, but in a linux guest... I failed

No Arc, creating a samba share under Linux is very easy... When all fails, install Webmin... you'll be sharing in no time...

zzz2496

suppose if i activate my shared folder in the virtual xp then i can play music files etc frm my host machine(windows 7) music folder(which i will share).

so i want to do the same in my linux(which is virtually installed). so that i can also play the songs in my music folder from the linux's player.

hope so now u got it what i want to do actually.
plz help!!!

Set the networking to "bridge" to simplify things, you might need to set a static IP address on the VM. In Windows 7, DO NOT TOUCH ANY OF THE SHARING PROPERTIES, let it at default. Create a share of your music folder, make sure you have a dedicated user for that share (and put a password on that user), make sure that that user can access the music folder and play everything in Windows, set the permission for that user to at least can "read" your music folder (under security tab), and that user listed in the sharing tab->advanced sharing.

zzz2496

Thanks , pal ! I'll try webmin

what is webmin?????????

Webmin

You're welcome. I install Webmin first time after I install any Linux that I use. It simplify system administration

zzz2496