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Create VirtualBox Shared Folder and Enable Symbolic Link
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  • Do the obvious creation of shared folder

  • Add user to group $ sudo adduser $(whoami) vboxsf && reboot

  • Permit symblink creation $ VBoxManage setextradata LK-Dev-LubuntuBionic VBoxInternal2/SharedFoldersEnableSymlinksCreate/lkdev 1

    ref: https://serverfault.com/a/367839

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