Backtrack with shared folder in VMware

[markss]

I have tried few times to make shared folder in VMware/BackTrack but cannot make - mnt/hgfs folder in empty (in VMware shared folder in enabled and I have file inside it).

VMware tools is installed.

In Terminal:

lsmod | grep vm -> vmw_balloon 12593 0

Is there foolproof tutorial to make shared folder in BackTrack? I use VMware 7 and BackTrack 5 R3.

[r00tusr]

Create share directory:
root@bt:~# pwd
/root
root@bt:~# mkdir sharedir
root@bt:~# cd sharedir/
root@bt:~/sharedir# pwd
/root/sharedir
root@bt:~/sharedir#

(This is an example, you would not want to grant give root an smb password, this is the only account on my bt box. You would want to create a share user, and give that user a smb password.)
Create samba password for user root:
root@bt:~/sharedir# smbpasswd -a root
New SMB password:
Retype new SMB password:
Added user root.
root@bt:~/sharedir#


Setup samba:
root@bt:~/sharedir# vi /etc/samba/smb.conf

(Use the netlogon portion as a template, and uncomment it. Add the following settings)
[sharedir]
comment = r00tusr's share
path = /root/sharedir
writeable = yes
valid users = root

Restart samba service
root@bt:~/sharedir# service smbd restart
smbd start/running, process 1404
root@bt:~/sharedir#


Connect to samba share ( I run xubuntu with bt in vmware)

Windows: (username : root , password is what you set with smbpasswd)
Computer -> Map network drive

Pick drive letter:
Folder: \\BACKTRACKVM-IP\sharedir
(checkoff connect using different credentials, provide credentials)

Linux: (username : root , password is what you set with smbpasswd)

create mount point:
user@xunbuntu:/$ mkdir /mnt/sharedir

mount:
user@xunbuntu:/$ sudo smbmount //BACKTRACKVM-IP/sharedir /mnt/sharedir

unmount:
user@xunbuntu:/$ sudo umount /mnt/sharedir

Edited March 9, 2013 by r00tusr