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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 ...
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    Problem starting and installing OS

    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?

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    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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