The non-root user is already a member of `vboxusers' group (gid=215).

  BTW, I noticed incidentally that the USB device will be visible in
  'My Computer' window if I attach it first and then start VirtualBox
  or if the VBoxGuestAdditions icon does not appear in icon tray.

  Yours - Hossein


On Sat, 21 Jan 2012, Pablo Sanchez <[email protected]> wrote:

> [ Comments below, in-line ]
>
> On 01/21/2012 01:57 AM, Hossein HM wrote:
>>      Hello all,
>>
>>      My problem is that if I start VirtualBox as root, in Windows XP-SP3
>>  guest I can use USB devices with no problem at all, but I as a normal user
>>  although the USB device icon is shown in icon tray, it is not visible in
>>  'My Computer' window.
>
> Howdy,
>
> Ensure your Unix user is in the `vboxusers' group - see `/etc/group'
>
> As an example, here's my entry:
>
> $ grep vboxuser /etc/group
> vboxusers:!:1000:pablo
>
>          pablo@oreo:~
>                    $
>
> Cheers,
> -- 
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