id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc	guest	host
10660	File update in shared folder does not trigger inotify on Ubuntu	unbi		"Hello all!

I'm using virtualbox 4.1.16 and latest guest addition.

My Host is Windows 7 and Guest is Ubuntu 11.10

I have a shared folder which its files suppose to be ""watched"" for changes from the Ubuntu machine by a node.js application - grunt:[https://github.com/cowboy/grunt]

the ""watch"" functionality in node.js is based on inotify:[http://nodejs.org/api/fs.html#fs_fs_writefilesync_filename_data_encoding]

for some reason, when i update a file in the shared folder from within the win host the Ubuntu guest does not triggers a file change.

i know its not a bug within node.js app since when i use:
touch filename.js command in the ubuntu cmd the watch function works.

plus i saw someone else suffer from this kind of bug in different ruby application check it out on this url:[https://github.com/guard/guard/issues/269]

your help is highly appreciated!

Thanks :)
"	defect	closed	other	VirtualBox 4.1.16	wontfix			other	other