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VirtualBox starts only under root user

Posted: 15. Jan 2009, 21:54
by xslonikx
Hello.

When I try to start VirtualBox under non-privileged user, it fails with critical error NS_ERROR_FACTORY_NOT_REGISTERED. Under root it starts excellent.

OpenSUSE 11.0 x86-64.
VirtualBox 2.1.0 x86-64 (installed from rpm.)

User added to vboxusers group.
chmod 666 /dev/vboxdrv is done.

Posted: 15. Jan 2009, 22:17
by stefan.becker
Read the Manual, search for "vboxusers".

Posted: 17. Jan 2009, 01:36
by xslonikx
I had added non-privileged user to vboxusers group but it doesn't working anymore.

Posted: 17. Jan 2009, 15:13
by stefan.becker
"working anymore" doesnt help.

Start in a coonsole and post exact messages. Post eact approach.