![]() Login to the guest OS, and add regular users to the vboxsf group using the following command. This step only applies to Linux guest OS(not Windows). Grant folder access permission to non-root users.Unless the shared folder is for one-off use only, you should enable the Make Permanent checkbox. ![]() Optionally, you can also mount the folder manually, but then you must modify access permissions in order to make the folder writable by non-root users. The Auto-mount checkbox should be enabled. These steps show you how to clear the credentials so that you can use another username and password. For example, if the shared folder on the host machine is /home/peter/Music, the corresponding folder name defaults to /media/sf_Music on the Ubuntu guest OS, and \\vboxsvr\Music on the Windows guest OS. How to Access Shared Folder with Username and Password If a shared folder requires you to enter a username and password, the credentials will be cached until you restart or logoff Windows. You should note the folder name in order to identify the full folder pathname on the guest OS. The Folder name field refers to the folder name on the guest OS, which defaults to the folder name you specified in the last step.
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