In another Linux VM, where the shared folder works normally, I can see that the shared folder is owned by root, but is in the vboxsf group.Īgain, same results. The command is accepted and there are no error messages, when I use 'ls -al' I can see that the ownership of the folder hasn't changed. Sudo chown -R kali:users /media/sf_kalishared I use this command to take ownership of the folder: In the command line, I enter this command to add myself to the vboxsf group:Ĥ. I insert the guest additions image, and run the script to update guest additions to the latest version, then reboot.ģ.

After a fresh import, I boot the guest and go to Devices>Shared Folders>Shared Folder Settings>+Folder where I choose the folder on my host system, name the folder kalishared and check Mount Automatically and Make Permanent.Ģ. Here's how I'm attempting to set up the shared folder:ġ. Just for the hell of it, I also tried installing from the. Only since updating to this newest version. I've always used these premade VM's and never had a problem in the past. This is a fresh import of the premade Kali 2021.1 VM from the offensive security website. I can access the folder with no issues from host system. I can access the shared folder, read the contents, and open files, but I can't modify the files or copy new files into the folder from within the Kali guest. I'm having some trouble getting a shared folder set up within a Kali guest.

Access virtualbox shared folder