Hi, > It appears that "eject" the stick in the guest may also actually eject it on > the host,
Yes, that is the case. > which however, is not rational. Why? I see the same behavior on physical machines. If I want to use a usb stick after ejecting it I have to unplug and re-plug it. > Could you tell me the root cause > of the problem and some proposals to evade the scenario? Thanks. Well, the guest owns the device. When the guest sends a eject command it will be forwarded to the device like any other request issued by the guest ... cheers, Gerd