[NTLUG:Discuss] Discuss Digest, Vol 106, Issue 3

[John Fields]

In openSUSE you have to manually add users to the "vbox_users" group.
The .rpm install creates the group - but doesn't assume which users should have access.

Since it sounds like a permissions thing... look for that group and see if you are in it!
As always, ls -la is your friend..
JF

On 10/04/2011 12:00 PM, discuss-request at ntlug.org wrote:
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> Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:49:19 -0500
> From: lonestar17<lonestar17 at sbcglobal.net>
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> Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] virtual box and multiple OS's
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> Hello-All,
>     Anybody have experience with VB?    I have a good running Ubuntu
> 10.10 and wanted to try Mint 11 as a 2nd OS.  Since Ubuntu went to
> ((unity)) it's no longer a friendly distro!!
>     When I try to click ADD in VB menu for a new OS, this is the response:
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> Cannot create the machine folder mint in the parent folder C:/Users/user
> only me/VirtualBox VMs. Please check that the parent really exists and
> that you have permissions to create the machine folder.
>     From all the sites I've visited, I see nothing regarding this
> problem.   NOW, I have Mint installed and running OK, in Admin. mode??
> Which I never use, only work in standard mode, where I have Ubuntu 10.10
> installed and running OK....Why can't I add Mint in standard mode?
>     I see all the screen shots on various sites of multiple OS"s
> installed in ONE instance of VirtualBox..
>     What am I missing here??
>     Thanks for help/suggestions.
>     John in Dallas.
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