Opened 11 years ago
Last modified 10 years ago
#12819 new defect
Host fails to read NTFS folder which is mounted to some partition
Reported by: | dmak | Owned by: | |
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Component: | shared folders | Version: | VirtualBox 4.3.8 |
Keywords: | Cc: | ||
Guest type: | Linux | Host type: | Windows |
Description
Steps to reproduce:
- On Windows host, mount some partition (USB drive in my case) to NTFS folder, (say, to
C:\shared\usb
) - Create new shared folder, "shared" = "C:\shared".
- Mount the folder in Linux guest.
Result:
- When listing the directory, "usb" is shown as symlink.
- When trying to
cd /mnt/shared/usb
the following error occurs:-bash: cd: /mnt/shared/usb: Protocol error
Change History (2)
comment:1 by , 11 years ago
comment:2 by , 10 years ago
I confirm this issue with 4.3.20 on Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit. It is enough to symlink a folder (create a junction point) to demonstrate the issue. There is no need in a separate partition. For example, this makes it impossible to start vagrant box from symlinked folder, e.g., one in a convenient location that points somewhere deep into Dropbox tree.
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If shared folder is "shared" = "C:\shared\usb", then mount fails: