On 25.04.20 15:31, Klaus Jantzen wrote: > On 4/24/20 9:11 PM, Andreas Löffler wrote: >> On 24.04.20 18:09, Sérgio Basto wrote: >>> On Fri, 2020-04-24 at 19:02 +0200, Andreas Löffler wrote: >>>> Hi Klaus, >>>> >>>> >>>> On 24.04.20 16:12, Klaus Jantzen wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I would like to draw your attention to a section in the online user >>>>> manual which seems to contain >>>>> >>>>> several typos. I marked the differences in spelling by (<<<<). >>>>> >>>> What makes you think that those are typos? Something isn't working >>>> for >>>> you in that regard? The keywords "vboxsrv", "vboxsvr" and "vboxsf" >>>> are >>>> intentional. >>> >>> vboxsvr exist ? is not a typo ? is yes stand for what ? >> Yes indeed exists; it's a synonym for vboxsrv, which in turn identifies >> our Shared Folders network provider. vboxsf on the other hand is a group >> on Linux/Unix guests and also marks the Shared Folders file system type. >> >> >> >>> Thanks >>> >>> >>>> Andreas >>>> >>>> >>>>> ======= >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 4.3.1. Manual Mounting >>>>> >>>>> You can mount the shared folder from inside a VM, in the same way >>>>> as you >>>>> would mount an ordinary network share: >>>>> >>>>> * >>>>> >>>>> In a Windows guest, shared folders are browseable and therefore >>>>> visible in Windows Explorer. To attach the host's shared folder >>>>> to >>>>> your Windows guest, open Windows Explorer and look for the >>>>> folder in >>>>> *My Networking Place*s, *Entire Network*, *Oracle VM VirtualBox >>>>> Shared Folders*. By right-clicking on a shared folder and >>>>> selecting >>>>> *Map Network Drive* from the menu that pops up, you can assign a >>>>> drive letter to that shared folder. >>>>> >>>>> Alternatively, on the Windows command line, use the following >>>>> command: >>>>> >>>>> net use x: \\vboxsvr\sharename >>>>> >>>>> While |vboxsvr| (<<<<) is a fixed name, note that |vboxsrv| >>>>> (<<<<) >>>>> would also work, replace /|x:|/ with the drive letter that you >>>>> want >>>>> to use for the share, and /|sharename|/ with the share name >>>>> specified with *VBoxManage*. >>>>> >>>>> * >>>>> >>>>> In a Linux guest, use the following command: >>>>> >>>>> mount -t vboxsf (<<<<) [-o OPTIONS] sharename mountpoint >>>>> >>>>> To mount a shared folder during boot, add the following entry to >>>>> |/etc/fstab|: >>>>> >>>>> sharename mountpoint vboxsf (<<<<) defaults 0 0 >>>>> >>>>> * >>>>> >>>>> In a Oracle Solaris guest, use the following command: >>>>> >>>>> mount -F vboxfs (<<<<) [-o OPTIONS] sharename mountpoint >>>>> >>>>> ========== >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> vbox-dev mailing list >>>> vbox-dev@virtualbox.org >>>> https://www.virtualbox.org/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> vbox-dev mailing list >>>> vbox-dev@virtualbox.org >>>> https://www.virtualbox.org/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev > > OK, I accept that there exists 'vboxsrv' and 'vboxsvr'. > > But a couple lines below we have twice 'vboxsf' and once 'vboxfs'; are > they also synonyms? >
No, those aren't -- by Solaris' convention the file system names need to end with "fs", therefore "vboxfs" for Solaris guests. OTOH for Linux "vboxsf" is being used. > -- > > K.D.J. > > > _______________________________________________ > vbox-dev mailing list > vbox-dev@virtualbox.org > https://www.virtualbox.org/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev >
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