Virtual box USB problems

[Mr Shunz]

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>>> Yeah, that's the method I've used but it's _wrong_.  As opposed to just
>>> chmod'ing the nodes, it _will_ work at next boot, but it breaks again the
>>> next time your "initscripts" package is upgraded (because
>>> mountdevsubfs.sh is part of that package, and Ubuntu's version will
>>> overwrite it - and if you're remotely like me, you've forgotten what to
>>> do to fix the problem by the time that happens).

that's true ...

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>> Can't you place a command to set the desired ownership into
>> /etc/init.d/rc.local?
>
> Well, not if the bit of the manual that NoOp quoted to the effect that you
> can't chmod a virtual filesystem is true.  I don't actually think it is...

well, i just tried copying the relevant lines form
/etc/init.d/mountdevsubfs.sh to rc.local and it worked ...

maybe not the most elgant solution but ...

cheers

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