Weird. Can you check whether the group exists in the file /etc/group? It's a text file. You should find a line towards the end saying: vboxusers:x:130 (the number may be different).
Ramon Casha 2009/6/17 daniel <[email protected]> > > > *Thanks Alan for your time and help. Unfortunately when I tried to Select > vboxusers from the list of groups it wasn't there! Maybe it's under another > name?* > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Virtual Box (Alan Muscat) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:57:38 +0200 > From: Alan Muscat <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LINUX.ORG.MT] Virtual Box > To: Malta Linux User Group - general list <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <1245243458.12952.57.ca...@alan-desktop> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi Daniel, > > I don't know but it seems that you have lost your vbox user rights. I > think it may be simpler to just do the following: > > System -> Administration -> Users and Groups > : Unlock (with your administrator password) > : Select Manage Groups > : Select vboxusers from the list of groups > : Select Properties > > In the list of Group Members > - If your name is already ticked then this is not the > solution for you, sorry. > - If your name is not ticked then tick it and this should > allow you to work with VBox with your own user name. > > I am afraid that this may be just part of the solution but it may make > life easier for you by giving you access writes to VBox. > > My penny's worth. > > Alan. > ------ > > > Captain Alan Muscat BSc(Hons) Computing & Information Systems, > 71. 'Zephyr', > Mikiel Ang. Grima Street, > Pembroke PBK 1203 > MALTA. > > TEL: +356 21 372773 > FAX: +356 23 331024 > MOB: +356 99 423001 > > e-mail : [email protected] > : [email protected] > : [email protected] > : [email protected] > : [email protected] > > > On Tue, 2009-06-16 at 22:18 +0200, daniel wrote: > > > > Same result: > > ~# sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup > * Stopping VirtualBox kernel module > * done. > * Removing old VirtualBox netflt kernel module > * done. > * Removing old VirtualBox kernel module > * done. > * Recompiling VirtualBox kernel module > * done. > * Starting VirtualBox kernel > module > * Cannot change owner vboxusers for device /dev/vboxdrv > > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: help with Virtual box (daniel) > 2. Re: help with Virtual box (Raphael Borg Ellul Vincenti) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:09:20 +0200 > From: daniel <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LINUX.ORG.MT] help with Virtual box > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > How does one change the owner of the VB ? > > Stopping VirtualBox kernel > module * done. > * Removing old VirtualBox netflt kernel > module * done. > * Removing old VirtualBox kernel > module * done. > * Recompiling VirtualBox kernel > module * done. > * Starting VirtualBox kernel > module > * Cannot change owner vboxusers for device /dev/vboxdrv > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Move of MLUG server to Marsa CRM:00940001135 (Keith Vassallo) > 2. help with Virtual box (daniel) > 3. Re: help with Virtual box (Ramon Casha) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:21:15 +0200 > From: Keith Vassallo <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LINUX.ORG.MT] Move of MLUG server to Marsa > CRM:00940001135 > To: Raphael Borg Ellul Vincenti <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > Cc: Malta Linux User Group - general list <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Oh shit. > > I just bought the case... > > Keith > > On 15 Jun 2009, at 12:46, Raphael Borg Ellul Vincenti wrote: > > > > > > > Eq ... mela ta min we don't buy it ASAP, but in case we buy it just > in case from SCAN that morning itself > > On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 12:42 PM, Ramon Casha <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> > wrote: > Raphael, > > If I remember correctly, the rack shelf thingy was 18? inches wide, > which means we might not need to change the case at all. Sounds like > it might fit perfectly. > > > > Ramon Casha > > > 2009/6/15 Raphael Borg Ellul Vincenti <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> > > Will this fit ? > > width of the server mhux 19" kien? 18" should be fine > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: GO Technical Support <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 10:09 AM > Subject: RE: Move of MLUG server to Marsa CRM:00940001135 > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > > > Dear Sir > > Kindly note that the MLUG server measurements that is currently > being hosted at Balzan are (18''X9''X18'' - HxWxD). > > Please do not hestitate to contact us once again should you require > any additional information information. > > Regards > > Ray Galea > > GO IP NOC > > > > ------------------- Original Message ------------------- > From: [email protected] > Sent: 13/06/2009 > To: GO Technical Support > Subject: Move of MLUG server to Marsa > > Hi, > > I just had a conversation on the phone with your phone support and > they directed me to send this conversation instead via email. > > We would like to know the dimensions of the MLUG server we have > currently hosted in the Balzan premises prior to moving it, to see > if we need to refit the case. Is it possible for us to come along or > can you take the measurements for us? Can you please take the > measurements of the server (HxWxD) if its not possible to schedule a > time when we can measure the dimensions. > > Regards, > Raphael Borg Ellul Vincenti > > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://linux.org.mt/pipermail/mlug-list/attachments/20090615/da2f55c5/attachment-0001.htm > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:49:11 +0200 > From: daniel <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > Subject: [LINUX.ORG.MT] help with Virtual box > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Something is wrong with my virtual box because I cannot start any os on > it. The message is telling me that Virtual Box linux kernel is either > not loaded or there is a permission problem. > > it's telling me to do (as root) the following: /etc/init.d/vboxdrv.setup > > Unfortunately it's telling me: No such file or directory > > any help? > > thanks! > > > > > > > > -- > > > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing > [email protected]http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://linux.org.mt/pipermail/mlug-list/attachments/20090617/2745890d/attachment.htm > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: ubuntuser2.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 10504 bytes > Desc: not available > Url : > http://linux.org.mt/pipermail/mlug-list/attachments/20090617/2745890d/attachment.jpg > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: ubuntuser2.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 10504 bytes > Desc: not available > Url : > http://linux.org.mt/pipermail/mlug-list/attachments/20090617/2745890d/attachment-0001.jpg > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: not available > Type: application/pgp-signature > Size: 197 bytes > Desc: This is a digitally signed message part > Url : > http://linux.org.mt/pipermail/mlug-list/attachments/20090617/2745890d/attachment.pgp > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing > [email protected]http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > > End of MLUG-list Digest, Vol 61, Issue 18 > ***************************************** > > > > > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > MLUG-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://linux.org.mt/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > >
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