Opened 8 years ago
#14884 new defect
Cannot chmod directories within guesLinux guest/host
| Reported by: | Simon Ruggier | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | shared folders | Version: | VirtualBox 5.0.10 |
| Keywords: | Cc: | ||
| Guest type: | other | Host type: | other |
Description
I have a Linux guest in Virtualbox with a directory tree mounted rw using vboxsf. Today I noticed that running chmod on a directory from within the guest has no effect. This is a problem for me, because I was trying to use git annex, which relies heavily on being able to modify directory modes during the drop operation, for example.
I did some searching and found lots of commentary implying that other people were seeing the same problem, but no solutions anywhere, so I dug into the source code and gradually drilled down into vboxsf until I found the host-side implementation of mode change for directories, in vbsf.cpp on line 1444:
/* TODO: mode for directories */
I have to give it credit for its conciseness, but I'd be very appreciative if a new release of VirtualBox included a more effective implementation :)
