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Ubuntu 10.04: an error occurred while mounting /mnt/hgfs

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Mar 15, 202622601 views
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Problem

I'm emulating Ubuntu using VMware and I've upgraded it to latest stable Ubuntu 10.04 version. When I boot the system I get this error (below the Ubuntu logo): I have to click S to continue and the nthe OS seems to work well.

Error Output

an error occurred while mounting /mnt/hgfs

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Fix for: Ubuntu 10.04: an error occurred while mounting /mnt/hgfs

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I just had the same problem with shared folders on Ubuntu 10.04 under VirtualBox and found this post with a workaround. Hopefully, VMWare will have a similar solution. First, comment out the share mounting line in /etc/fstab. It looks something like…

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