Remount VMWare Host-Guest File System with proper permissions

vmware-hgfs-remount.conf

description     "VMware Host-Guest File System Remount"
author          "Louis T. Getterman IV"

# Save this file to /etc/init/vmware-hgfs-remount.conf
# chmod 444 /etc/init/vmware-hgfs-remount.conf
# Note: Adjust UID and GID arguments below, if needed.

start on started vmware-tools
stop on stopped vmware-tools

post-start script
exec sudo /bin/bash -- <<'EOF'
    while read -r line; do
        umount -v /mnt/hgfs/$line || /bin/true;
        mkdir -pv "/mnt/hgfs/$line"
        mount -t vmhgfs -o defaults,ttl=5,uid=1000,gid=1000 .host:/$line /mnt/hgfs/$line
    done <<< "`/usr/bin/vmware-hgfsclient`"
EOF
end script

post-stop script
exec sudo /bin/bash -- <<'EOF'
    while read -r line; do
        umount -v /mnt/hgfs/$line;
        if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
            rmdir "/mnt/hgfs/$line"
        fi
    done <<< "`/usr/bin/vmware-hgfsclient`"
EOF
end script