error: "effective uid is not root"

amazon10x · Post by **amazon10x** » 19. Sep 2008, 21:44

I just finished compiling vbox from svn via "kmk all" then "make install" in the "bin/src" directory. I've also chmod'd /dev/vboxdrv to 666. However, when I try to run virtual box I get the following error about not being root.

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user@pluto:~/vbox/out/linux.x86/release/bin$ LD_LIBRARY_PATH=. ./VirtualBox
VirtualBox: SUPR3HardenedMain: effective uid is not root (euid=1000 egid=100 uid=1000 gid=100)

amazon10x · Post by **amazon10x** » 20. Sep 2008, 22:28

Found the issue. I needed to configure with the switch --disable-hardening

KuleRucket · Post by **KuleRucket** » 24. Feb 2009, 12:01

amazon10x wrote:Found the issue. I needed to configure with the switch --disable-hardening

Thank for sharing that. I had the same problem and it's working now.

Post by **Sasquatch** » 24. Feb 2009, 23:33

The executable should be SUID root. You do this by executing chmod 4755 /path/to/executable

kiwi · Post by **kiwi** » 14. Jun 2013, 20:35

amazon10x wrote:Found the issue. I needed to configure with the switch --disable-hardening

hi amazon10x, I have the same problem. As i'm a newbie so I do not understand what "--disable-hardening" is. Can you tell me a detailed way to do that

Post by **Perryg** » 14. Jun 2013, 21:13

kiwi wrote:
amazon10x wrote:Found the issue. I needed to configure with the switch --disable-hardening
hi amazon10x, I have the same problem. As i'm a newbie so I do not understand what "--disable-hardening" is. Can you tell me a detailed way to do that

Perhaps you should simply create your own thread and explain what it is you are trying to do. This thread is 4 years old and really wouldn't necessarily apply now.

Locking to prevent further discussion on an out dated topic.

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