problems with virtualbox

[Peter]

I added my user to vboxusers. This solves most of the problems, in the 
senc=se that I can see usb de3vices from within virtual box. I will 
start testing later today.

Regards

Peter Goggin

On 10/08/18 20:26, Peter Hillier-Brook wrote:
> On 10/08/18 10:36, Peter wrote:
>> I installed 64 bit Ubuntu 16.04 on one machine. This was a clean install
>> wiping the disk clean. I then installed the latest Oracle Virtual Box
>> (5.2.16) with th extension pack an user extension. I then ported back my
>> original virtual box, which I can open, create and save files to the
>> underlying Ubuntu file system but I cannot see my USB devices ( printers
>> etc) from within the virtual box. The virtual box has Windows XP as its
>> operating system.
>>
>> The original installation of 32 bit Ubuntu and 4.3.46 Virtual box work
>> correctly and I can print from the virtual box.
>>
>> Have I missed a step?
> Yes. You need your user to be in 'vboxusers'. Run: sudo useradd 'user'
> vboxusers and then reboot to make it happen.
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