Introduction
This article contains an alternative solution to solve an error message appears upon executin a single command. That command is a command for mounting a resource in Linux CentOS 8 operating system. It is happen when the focus is on installing a VirtualBox Guest Addition in Linux CentOS 8 operating system. In this context, Linux CentOS 8 operating system is running in a virtual server. VirtualBox application emulates that virtual server. In order to solve the problem, there are several steps to achieve it. The first step is by adding the functionality of the VirtualBox application. That is by installing VirtualBox Guest Addition. The next important step is by adding the mount point in the virtual server properties.
Installing VirtualBox Guest Addition
So, in order to enhance the functionality of the virtual server itself, it is necessary to install a VirtualBox Guest Addition. For additional reference, in order to install it, just read the article with the title of ‘How to Install VirtualBox Guest Additions in Linux CentOS 8 running in a VirtualBox via command line’ in this link. After successfully instaling the VirtualBox Guest Addition on the virtual server, just continue on to the next step.
Adding Mount Point in Virtual Box
This is the next step to solve the error message above. After successfully installing the VirtualBoxt Guest Additions, just execute the command again. The following is the display of the command execution :
The above command execution pattern is :
sudo mount -t vboxsf mount_point_label_name mount_point_pattern
The above execution command in the image display above is in the following command :
sudo mount -t vboxsf temp /media/temp
The mount point label name ‘temp’ exist for further usage after defining it in the shared folder definition in VirtualBox application. In order to check the information about defining the ‘temp’ mount point label, just read the article with the title ‘How to Mount Windows Folder Manually in a Linux CentOS Virtual Server’ in this link.