VMWARE: Ways to Mount a Shared Folder from your Host

I made it a point to note this down as it has bugged me for too many times.

In essense, there 2 parts to it:

• The command to mount the hgfs to a mount point:

sudo vmhgfs-fuse .host:/[shared folder name in VM setting] [mount folder path e.g. /mnt/hgfs] -o allow_other -o uid=1000

• Make this mounting persistent with etc/

# Use shared folders between VMWare guest and host
.host:/[shared folder name in VM setting]    [mount folder path e.g. /mnt/hgfs]   fuse.vmhgfs-fuse    defaults,allow_other,uid=1000     0    0

Mounting Shared Folders in a Linux Guest

But the above alone does not do the trick. See this:

Any way around "fusermount: option allow_other only allowed if 'user_allow_other' is set in…

In essence, remove the “allow_other” if you need anyone else to access that same shared folder.

If you want a more comprehensive one, use this:

How do I mount shared folders in Ubuntu using VMware tools?