Question

4

Why is /mnt/hgfs not appearing?

rated 0 times [ 4] [ 0] / answers: 1 / hits: 23447 / 2 Years ago, wed, october 5, 2022, 5:25:31

This might be a basic reason, but somehow I have not been able to achieve it.

I am running a guest Kubuntu OS on a windows one, and I am trying to share a folder between OSes. The VMware tools have been installed properly, VM -> Settings -> Options -> Share Folders is set properly, and my windows folder is shared.

Any idea what else could prevent the hgfs folder to appear?

Answers

Only authorized users can answer the question. Please sign in first, or register a free account.

bearous

Add To Favorites

Follow

Total Points: 226

Total Questions: 116

Total Answers: 136

Location: Guernsey

Member since Sun, Jan 10, 2021

3 Years ago

answered 2 Years ago icielight · Accepted Answer

Solution Copied from Peretz:

In a previous attempt, I installed open-vm-dkms. This was preventing the hgfs file to appear.

sudo apt-get purge open-vm-dkms

and reintalling vmware tools solved the conflict.