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Using Samba to share a folder from a Linux guest with a Windows host in VirtualBox

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I would like to share a folder from a Linux Guest with a Windows host (with read and write access if possible) in VirtualBox. I read in these two links: here and here that it's possible to do this using Samba, but I am a little bit lost and need more information on how to proceed. So far, I managed…

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Fix for: Using Samba to share a folder from a Linux guest with a Windows host in VirtualBox

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These are examples how you define a share in your smb.conf After you edit smb.conf run "testparm" to check your changes, then let the daemon re-read the config with a "service smbd restart" (Not sure about this one) With a "NAT" and "host-only" virt…

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