VBOX: Shared Folder to Guest(linux)

Steps

1. Ready the Guest ISO
2. Mount the iso
                 mkdir /mnt/iso
                 mount -o loop redhat.iso /mnt/iso

3. Setup up yum to local ISO
                https://access.redhat.com/solutions/1355683

4. Set Optical drive to Guest Addtitions
                 Menu-> Device -> Insert Guest Additions CD Image

5. mount the cdrom
                 mkdir -p /media/cdrom
                 mount /dev/sr0 /mnt/cdrom

6. try to install VBox Guest  (requires gcc, kernel header)
                cd /mnt/cdrom/
                ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

6a.  Install any packages that is required when the installation failed

                yum install bzip2
                yum install gcc
                yum install perl
                yum install kernel-devel

               ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run

7. In the menu, setup the sharing folder

8. Adding group vboxsf to root or any other users
             usermod -G vboxsf root

9.  Auto-mount
             reboot guest
             ls /media/sf_(sharename)

10. Manual mount the shared folder
             mkdir -p /shared/sharename
             mount -t vboxsf sharename /shared/sharename

11. Adding to /etc/fstab
                  sharename      /shared/sharename                vboxsf   defaults 0 0
       
12. Adding to /etc/modules
                  vboxsf

13. Mount sharename
                  mount sharename

Courage

Despite the severity of his illness, Dawn says Manteufel has remained positive, saying "it is what it is, so we have to move forward".