USB and Network in Normal User Account ?

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tegger
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USB and Network in Normal User Account ?

Post by tegger »

Hi,

i would like to use Virtualbox in my normal User Account without Administration rights, would this be possible ?

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Perryg
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Re: USB and Network in Normal User Account ?

Post by Perryg »

Add yourself to the vboxusers group if the host is Linux (You didn't specify)
tegger
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Re: USB and Network in Normal User Account ?

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both...a xubuntu and a windows 32 bit

Edit: and i have no vboxuser Group....
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Re: USB and Network in Normal User Account ?

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During install the group should have been created on the host computer.

In terminal type:

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sudo usermod -a -G vboxusers username
Where username is your login name.
tegger
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Re: USB and Network in Normal User Account ?

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and under windows ?
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Re: USB and Network in Normal User Account ?

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Nothing.

Should work fine.
tegger
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Re: USB and Network in Normal User Account ?

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no...like you can see in the screenshots in post #1

Host System is Windows XP 64 with user account
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Re: USB and Network in Normal User Account ?

Post by Perryg »

No I could not see that in your screen shot and you never stated. I do not read German and must use a translator. Funny thing thing is they can not translate images.

VirtualBox does not run as administrator. If all you want to do is open the program using a different login all you need to do is put the program Icon in that users program list.
tegger
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Re: USB and Network in Normal User Account ?

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i can start virtualbox, thats not the problem, and it works but without usb and network

cause in picture 1 it is impossible to load usb proxy service
in picture 2 is the optionwindow for NAT and there is no options to choose
in picture 3 the same with bridge networking
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Re: USB and Network in Normal User Account ?

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Reinstall VirtualBox in Admin mode (right click the install program and left click run as admin) Select repair. Then reboot and see if it works.
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Re: USB and Network in Normal User Account ?

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allright, working...
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