Mounting VMware Shares from the Command Line on Linux VM

To share a directory/folder from the host to a VMware VM, open the VM, make sure the VM is not powered on and go to VM > Settings. Then, go to the Options tab and click on Shared Folders. By default, Shared Folders is Disabled. To enable Shared Folders, select Always enabled.

1. How do I mount VMware tools in Linux?
2. How do I mount a shared folder in VMware?
3. How do I mount shared folders in Ubuntu using VMware tools?
4. How do I mount a shared folder in Ubuntu?
5. How do I know if VMware tools is running on Linux?
6. How do I start VMware tools on Linux?
7. How do I mount a shared folder in Linux?
8. How do I share a folder between Ubuntu and windows VMware?
9. How do I share files between Windows and Kali Linux in VMware?
10. Where is the shared folder in VMware Linux?
11. How do I run VMware tools on Ubuntu?
12. Where is the shared folder in Ubuntu VMware?

How do I mount VMware tools in Linux?

VMware Tools for Linux Guests

1. Choose VM > Install VMware Tools. ...
2. Double-click the VMware Tools CD icon on the desktop. ...
3. Double-click the RPM installer in the root of the CD-ROM.
4. Enter the root password.
5. Click Continue. ...
6. Click Continue when the installer presents a dialog box saying Completed System Preparation.

How do I mount a shared folder in VMware?

Choose the virtual machine and select Player > Manage > Virtual Machine Settings:

1. Go to the Options tab and select the Shared Folders option:
2. Under Folder sharing, choose a sharing option. ...
3. The Add Shared Folder Wizard opens. ...
4. Type the path on the host system to the directory you want to share and specify its name:

How do I mount shared folders in Ubuntu using VMware tools?

Here are steps:

1. Ensure configured shared folder in VMWare Player.
2. Install open-vm0dkms: sudo apt-get install open-vm-dkms.
3. Hit the "Enter" all the way to allow default value.
4. Mount Windows shared folder to Ubuntu VM: sudo mount -t vmhgfs .host:/ /mnt/hgfs.
5. check if mounting is successful df -kh.

How do I mount a shared folder in Ubuntu?

Mounting VirtualBox shared folders on Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS

1. Open VirtualBox.
2. Right-click your VM, then click Settings.
3. Go to Shared Folders section.
4. Add a new shared folder.
5. On Add Share prompt, select the Folder Path in your host that you want to be accessible inside your VM.
6. In the Folder Name field, type shared.
7. Uncheck Read-only and Auto-mount, and check Make Permanent.

How do I know if VMware tools is running on Linux?

To check which version of VMware Tools is installed on an x86 Linux VM

1. Open Terminal.
2. Enter the following command to display the VMware Tools information in Terminal: vmware-toolbox-cmd -v. If VMware Tools is not installed, a message displays to indicate this.

How do I start VMware tools on Linux?

To work around this issue, you can manually start, stop, or restart VMware Tools with the commands:

1. /etc/vmware-tools/services.sh start.
2. /etc/vmware-tools/services.sh stop.
3. /etc/vmware-tools/services.sh restart.

How do I mount a shared folder in Linux?

Install CIFS-utils

The safest way to mount Windows-shared folders on Linux is to use the CIFS-utils package and mount the folder using the Linux terminal. This allows Linux machines to access SMB file shares used by Windows PCs. Once installed, you can then mount your Windows share folder from the Linux terminal.

How do I share a folder between Ubuntu and windows VMware?

How to share folders between Windows and Ubuntu using VMware Player

1. Create a folder in your Windows file system that you want to use as the share. ...
2. Power down the VM shutting down Ubuntu.
3. Select your VM in VMware Player and click Edit virtual machine settings.
4. In the Options tab click Shared Folders in the left hand pane.

How do I share files between Windows and Kali Linux in VMware?

1. Using Shared Folders. ...
2. Enable a Shared Folder for a Virtual Machine.
3. View Shared Folders in a Windows Guest.
4. Mounting Shared Folders in a Linux Guest.
5. Change Shared Folder Properties.
6. Change the Folders That a Virtual Machine Can Share.
7. Disable Folder Sharing for a Virtual Machine.
8. Mapping a Virtual Disk to the Host System.

Where is the shared folder in VMware Linux?

In a Linux virtual machine, shared folders appear under /mnt/hgfs. So the shared folder in this example would appear as /mnt/hgfs/Test files. To add a new shared folder to the list, click Add. On a Windows host, a wizard guides you through the process.

How do I run VMware tools on Ubuntu?

To install VMware Tools in Ubuntu follow the steps below:

1. Open a Terminal window. ...
2. In the Terminal, run this command to navigate to the vmware-tools-distrib folder: ...
3. Run this command to install VMware Tools: ...
4. Enter your Ubuntu password.
5. Restart the Ubuntu virtual machine after the VMware Tools installation completes.

Where is the shared folder in Ubuntu VMware?

In a Linux virtual machine, shared folders appear under /mnt/hgfs. To change the settings for a shared folder on the list, click the folder's name to highlight it, then click Properties.