VMWare Fusion & shared folder with Linux guest

Under guest (Linux) identify uid and gid:

guest$ id
uid=500(username) gid=500(groupname) groups=500

then adjust the /etc/fstab file accordingly, in the block added by VMWare software:
old: .host:/ /mnt/hgfs vmhgfs defaults,ttl=5 0 0
new: .host:/ /mnt/hgfs vmhgfs defaults,ttl=5,uid=500,gid=500 0 0

lastly umount and remount hgfs:

guest$ sudo umount /mnt/hgfs
guest$ sudo mount /mnt/hgfs

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