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No more Virtualbox USB after jaunty update

Asked by rilou2000

After an update yeasterday, USB devices are not available for normal users (worked fine before).

As root, access is allowed but makes the guest OS crash (XP) during drivers installation (i tried with an USB key and with my iPhone)

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

I would remove usb functionality from the bvirtualbox, then re-add it. Are the users using the vbox in the vboxusers group?

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rilou2000 (cyril-gouget) said : 		#2

I apparently was removed from vboxusers goup...

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

Easy stuff eh ;)