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--- jessy:virtualbox [2016/09/01 11:23] – [Guest Additions (for shared folders)] slack
+++ jessy:virtualbox [2019/11/07 17:58] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ===== Networking =====
+Select bridged mode for bidirectional access to the LAN.
 Edit ''/etc/network/interfaces'' for a static IP:
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 Then ''root@alito:/etc/network# ../init.d/networking restart'' (and get kicked off).
-===== Guest Additions (for shared folders) =====
+===== Samba for shared folders =====
+==== Client/Guest ====
+  apt-get install cifs-utils
+Create ''/etc/samba/credentials'' chmod 400 as root containing
+  username=samba_user
+  password=samba_password
+and add to fstab
+  //10.0.0.1/slack  /alan  cifs  credentials=/etc/samba/credentials  0 0
+  cd /home
+  mv slack slack.old
+  ln -s /alan/alito slack
+==== Server/Host ====
+To reenable symlinks despite the [[https://odzangba.wordpress.com/2011/01/02/fix-samba-not-following-symlinks-error/|security implications]], edit /etc/samba/smb.conf
+  follow symlinks = yes
+  wide links = yes
+And add the user if you're not using an existing one
+  smbpasswd -a slack
+===== Guest Additions (for shared folders) -- DON'T DO THIS, IT'S JUST A TOY =====
 No longer downloaded as an .iso, download, open with VirtualBox and they are added to the controller.  They can be installed to a specific machine firstly by inserting the imaginary iso in the imaginary drive (Devices --> Insert ISO into drive...) and then by running the executable in '/media/cdrom0' as root.
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   adduser vboxsf slack
-and log out and in again.
+and log out and in again.  Rm /home/slack and ln it to ''/media/sf_whatever''.
+===== NFS -- DON'T DO THIS, NFS AND DEBIAN HAVE BECOME A COMPLETE SHITSHOW =====
+Install ''nfs-common nfs-kernel-server portmap''.
+==== Server ====
+Config in ''/etc/exports''
+  /home/slack/alito  10.0.0.14(rw,subtree_check)
+Restart with ''root@alan:/etc# init.d/nfs-kernel-server reload''
+==== Client ====
+Config in ''/etc/fstab''
+  alan:/home/slack/alito  /home/slack  nfs  rw,user,auto  0  0