Opened 8 years ago
Last modified 8 years ago
#15706 new defect
VBoxClient pidfile no copy paste on second running image.
Reported by: | Edwin | Owned by: | |
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Component: | guest additions/x11/graphics | Version: | VirtualBox 5.1.2 |
Keywords: | VBoxClient pidfile | Cc: | VonTell |
Guest type: | Linux | Host type: | Windows |
Description
The VBoxClient process is making .vboxclient-*.pid files in the users home directory, to prevent from starting it more than ones. But if the users home dir is a nfs shared home dir to multiple virtualbox images the VBoxClient process will see .vboxclient-*.pid files in the users home dir and does not start the VBoxClient in the second virtualbox image. With the result that copy/past is not working on the second image.
Solution: Don't make the pid files in the users home dir, but in /var/run or elsewhere on the local machine.
Adding VonTell to CC.