chmod 666 /dev/net/tun

rgb96 · Post by **rgb96** » 20. Feb 2009, 23:26

Every time I try to start my VirtualMachine I get an error that says I don't have the right permissions and I need to do a "chmod 666 /dev/net/tun".

I do this everytime and it works, but it's just annoying. Why won't it stick and how do I add myself to that group or whatever?

Post by **Sasquatch** » 21. Feb 2009, 01:25

Which VB version? Since 2.1.0, you don't need the TAP interfaces anymore. For earlier versions, you have to be a member of the vboxusers group (needed anyway) to access the VB virtual interfaces.
If you use UML-Utilities to create TAP interfaces with tunctl, see their documentation.

rgb96 · Post by **rgb96** » 23. Feb 2009, 16:21

version 2.0.4

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.