Re: [tlug] Can't activate shared folders in Ubuntu 20.04 on VMware in Windows

[Charles Muller <acmuller@example.com>]

On 8/27/2020 2:59 PM, Charles Muller wrote:

> I've been running Ubuntu on VMware Workstation Player (currently 15.5) 
> on a Windows machine for more than ten years now, and have never had any 
> problem setting up and enabling the shared folders to access my Windows 
> drives. But I recently installed Ubuntu 20.04, and I can't get the 
> folders to display under /mnt/hgfs the way they usually do. All the 
> documentation on the VMware site just gives general setup instructions 
> which I've already followed.

OK, solved.


https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/60262

Regards,

Chuck




> vmware-tools is installed and running.
>
> One person offered this temporary fix, which works on one setup:
>
> sudo vmhgfs-fuse .host:/ /mnt/hgfs/ -o allow_other -o uid=1000
>
> This will start the shared folders, but then I would need to run this on 
> startup each time.
>
> Has anyone else run into this?
>
> Regards,
>
> Chuck
>
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A. Charles Muller, Professor

Buddhist Culture Research Center
Musashino University
1-1-20 Shinmachi, Nishitokyo-shi
Tokyo 202-8585, Japan

Office Phone: 042-468-3145

Web Site: Resources for East Asian Language and Thought
http://www.acmuller.net

Twitter: @ACharlesMuller