VBoxManage guestproperty - normal user or elevated user

[jcdole]

Hello.

Host : Opensuse leap 15.1
Guest : Opensuse leap 15.2
Virtrualbox Version 6.1.8 r137981 (Qt5.9.7)

I run into problem while using the cli with VBoxManage command on the Host side.
Using a normal user :
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sudo VBoxManage list vms

No error but return nothing

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VBoxManage list vms

return

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"LEAP_15.1_INITIAL" {2651d93b-a803-4003-8aeb-98b64caf8925}
"LEAP_15.1_TEST_EVERY_THINGS" {deaf0311-26b7-46f8-add2-01c15050b24c}
"WINXP_NONAME_01" {c536c16c-9309-4d51-9b60-740b7b310ee7}
"LEAP_15.2_BETA" {7a796708-46ab-4a7d-9abe-5aeb52aa4fbb}

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sudo VBoxManage guestproperty delete "LEAP_15.2_BETA" "VMname"

return error :

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VBoxManage: error: Could not find a registered machine named 'LEAP_15.2_BETA'
VBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND (0x80bb0001), component VirtualBoxWrap, interface IVirtualBox, callee nsISupports
VBoxManage: error: Context: "FindMachine(Bstr(a->argv[0]).raw(), machine.asOutParam())" at line 198 of file VBoxManageGuestProp.cpp

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VBoxManage guestproperty delete "LEAP_15.2_BETA" "VMname"

return error :

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VBoxManage: error: The VBoxGuestPropSvc service call failed with the error VERR_PERMISSION_DENIED
VBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_IPRT_ERROR (0x80bb0005), component ConsoleWrap, interface IConsole, callee nsISupports
VBoxManage: error: Context: "DeleteGuestProperty(Bstr(pszName).raw())" at line 207 of file VBoxManageGuestProp.cpp

Any help is welcome

[jcdole]

from guest

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sudo VBoxControl guestproperty delete  "VMname"

return error :

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[sudo] password for root:
Oracle VM VirtualBox Guest Additions Command Line Management Interface Version 6.1.8
(C) 2008-2020 Oracle Corporation
All rights reserved.

VBoxControl: error: Failed to delete the property value, error VERR_PERMISSION_DENIED

from host

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VBoxManage guestproperty delete "LEAP_15.2_BETA" "VMname

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"VBoxManage: error: The VBoxGuestPropSvc service call failed with the error VERR_PERMISSION_DENIED
VBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_IPRT_ERROR (0x80bb0005), component ConsoleWrap, interface IConsole, callee nsISupports
VBoxManage: error: Context: "DeleteGuestProperty(Bstr(pszName).raw())" at line 207 of file VBoxManageGuestProp.cpp

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sudo VBoxManage guestproperty delete "LEAP_15.2_BETA" "VMname"

return error :

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VBoxManage: error: Could not find a registered machine named 'LEAP_15.2_BETA'
VBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND (0x80bb0001), component VirtualBoxWrap, interface IVirtualBox, callee nsISupports
VBoxManage: error: Context: "FindMachine(Bstr(a->argv[0]).raw(), machine.asOutParam())" at line 198 of file VBoxManageGuestProp.cpp

Any help is welcome

[jcdole]

Guest Addition is installed.
User on host belongs to group vboxuser
User on running guest VM belongs to group vboxsf

[scottgus1]

Virtualbox runs in the logged-on user's environment and permissions. All the Virtualbox settings are in the user's Home folder, by default.

Running 'sudo' takes the command environment out of the logged in user's environment, thus removing vboxmanage's ability to see the user's files and the Virtualbox processes running, so you get errors and no outputs.

[jcdole]

As my messages show, when I use the command as a normal user, I have an error :

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"VBoxManage: error: The VBoxGuestPropSvc service call failed with the error [b]VERR_PERMISSION_DENIED[/b]
VBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_IPRT_ERROR (0x80bb0005), component ConsoleWrap, interface IConsole, callee nsISupports
VBoxManage: error: Context: "DeleteGuestProperty(Bstr(pszName).raw())" at line 207 of file VBoxManageGuestProp.cpp

[multiOS]

The shared folders automatically appear in the media folder in Linux systems, unless directed elsewhere; and a relatively common issue is that the user does not have permission to access to the media folder, so can't get to the sf_folders within.

Try: chmod o+rx /media

[jcdole]

Thank you everybody