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9Accesstheenabledsharedfolder:
ForWindowsguests,see“ViewSharedFoldersinaWindowsGuest”on
page 195.
OnLinuxguests,sharedfoldersappearunder/mnt/hgfs.
OnSolarisguests,sharedfoldersappearunder/hgfs.
Enabling and Disabling Shared Folders
Youcanenablesharedfoldersforvirtualmachinescreatedbyotherusers,enableor
disableallfoldersharingforaspecificvirtualmachine,andenableaspecificshared
folderforavirtualmachine.
Enable Shared Folders for Virtual Machines Created By Other Users
Asharedfolderisdisabledbydefaultifitwasnotcreatedbytheuserwhopowerson
thevirtualmachine.Thisisasecurityprecaution.
FoldersharingisalsodisabledbydefaultforWorkstation4and5.xvirtualmachines
regardlessofwhocreatedthefolder.
To enable shared folders for virtual machines created by other users
1 ChooseEdit>Preferences.
2OntheW
orkspacetab,intheVirtualMachinessection,selectEnableallshared
foldersbydefault.
Thissettingappliestosharedfoldersonallvirtualmachinesthatarecreatedby
otherusers,suchasappliancedevelopers.
Youcannowspecifywhichvirtualmachinescansharefoldersandwhichfolderscan
beshared.
Enable or Disable Folder Sharing for Specific Virtual Machines
Toreducethesecuritythreatofenablingallsharedfolders,youmustspecifywhether
aspecificvirtualmachineisallowedtosharefoldersandthenspecifywhichfoldersto
share.
CAUTIONEnablingallsharedfolderscanposeasecurityriskbecauseasharedfolder
mightenableexistingprogramsinsidethevirtualmachinetoaccessthehostfilesystem
withoutyourknowledge.
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