Can't copy/paste into Ubuntu Server or CentOS and Parallels ignores keyboard shortcut

I'm running the latest version of Parallels and I have Ubuntu Server 12.04 so just the command line. I also have CentOS 5.9 also just the command line. Both I installed Parallels tools into no problem. Everything works, except I can't copy and paste back and forth at all. I have Windows 8 in a virtual machine and it works perfectly fine. In the virtual machine settings I have enable copy and paste from Mac or whatever the setting it, but copying text on the Mac and pressing Command+V just writes ^V into the virtual machine. Control-V writes the same thing. I've reinstalled Parallels tools but no luck. I've changed the key mapping so that command shift C will paste but same thing.

I have a similar issue under Shortcuts. In a Linux application I use, pressing Alt+K is supposed to bring up the menu. If I press the "alt/option" key on the Mac plus K, it just writes the letter K. So I created a custom shortcut so that Command+K would map to Alt-K but it does the same thing. I tried Shift-K etc but all it does is write the letter K. It's like it completely ignores all keyboard shortcuts. I have a similar problem with trying to switch between open parallels virtual machines. It says the global shortcut is Command `, but pressing that does nothing. Command V in Windows pastes fine and copies etc so I'm at a loss why Linux ignores it?

 

I have the same problem with Parallels desktop 9 and Centos 6.4, copy and paste are impossible even to leave the windows I must use crtl+alt.
Windows or Ubuntu guest does not have this problem.

Someone from Parallels here to help use out ??

Thanks

 

I ran into this same issue. And while I don't have a fix I do have a work around. I installed OpenSSH in Centos and SSH'ed in via Mac Terminal which allows me to copy and paste.

Just an idea and it may not be viable for everyone.

 

Wel I't works for me fine now, even when parallels tools was installed according to the virtual machine I have run it again in graphical mode, done a reinstall and now its working.