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