id summary reporter owner description type status component version resolution keywords cc guest host 15945 symlink in shared folder vDev "I have a Linux guest VM on a Mac OS X host on VirtualBox 5.1.4. A nagging issue is the inability to create symlink on the shared folder. ~/macshared$ ln -s file symlinkfile ln: creating symbolic link `symlinkfile': Operation not permitted I have followed other posts, with the following recommendation but it does not help. VBoxManage setextradata VM_NAME VBoxInternal2/SharedFoldersEnableSymlinksCreate/SHARE_NAME 1 " defect closed guest additions VirtualBox 5.1.6 duplicate Linux Mac OS X