Public bug reported:
Package: virtualbox-ose
Version: 1.5.0-dfsg2-1ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
If you try to start a virtual machine, you get this error message:
"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)."
My user is in the vboxusers group.
$ groups
andy adm dialout cdrom floppy audio dip video plugdev netdev scanner lpadmin
powerdev admin vboxusers
Fix:
sudo chgrp vboxusers /dev/vboxdrv
** Affects: virtualbox-ose (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Affects: virtualbox-ose (Debian)
Importance: Unknown
Status: Unknown
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/dev/vboxdrv not owned by vboxusers
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/147076
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