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VMWare shared folder permission error on ubuntu 9.04

I am running ubuntu server 9.04 using VMWare Fusion on my Macbook Pro 17″. After installing the VMWare Tools, I got permission denied when try accessing the shared folder on my Macbook Pro from ubuntu. To fix the problem, follow the following steps. Edit /etc/fstab Change  the following line from .host:/  /mnt/hgfs  vmhgfs  defaults,ttl=5     0 0 to host:/  /mnt/hgfs vmhgfs defaults,ttl=5,uid=1000,gid=1000 [...]