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I am on Kubuntu 8.04. I have installed and configured VB 1.5.6. When I try to start VB with win2000 disk in CD drive in order to install win2000, I ...
- 07-30-2008 #1Just Joined!
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I am on Kubuntu 8.04. I have installed and configured VB 1.5.6. When I try to start VB with win2000 disk in CD drive in order to install win2000, I get
The VirtualBox kernel driver is not accessible to the current user. Make sure that the user has write permissions for /dev/vboxdrv by adding them to the vboxusers groups. You will need to logout for the change to take effect..
VBox status code: -1909 (VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_ACCESSIBLE
Googling gives reports of similar probs. Could someone tell me how to proceed?
- 07-30-2008 #2
Well, do as it tells you

Add yourself to the group vboxusers
log out
log in again
ehm ...
Profit!
I dunno how to add yourself to a group in the Ubuntu GUI though. What always works for me is:
Code:sudo vim /etc/groups
Can't tell an OS by it's GUI


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