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Hi all. I'm just a very basic Virtualbox user and got it just last week and have just been fixing stuff to get my VMs running. I was following the directions of an instructional video for Kali Linux and put in the following commands into the Linux terminal:

apt-get install virtualbox-guest-x11
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade

Now whenever I start the machine, it boots and gives me a red [FAILED] along with "Failed to start LSB: VirtualBox Linux Additions. See 'systemctl status virtualbox-guest-utils.service' for details"

After this, I'm directed to the log in screen, and this is where I'm having the problem. I use the username 'root' and password 'toor' to log in, and it resets the log in menu every time I try this. I'm not sure what to do, and I'm at my wits end. Am I missing something crucial?

I will try to specify or give any requested information needed to find a solution to this. All genuine help is appreciated. Thanks!

VirtualBox I'm afraid provides only the hardware emulation. It doesn't have usernames/passwords. You'd have to check where you downloaded your OS from.

For example, just last night, I downloaded a pre-made VDI from osboxes.org. The have already installed their OSes and they have already usernames/passwords. See http://www.osboxes.org/faqs/

Oge wrote:Failed to start LSB: VirtualBox Linux Additions. See 'systemctl status virtualbox-guest-utils.service' for details

Could it be you have to install the Guest Additions?

You could also try the pre-built VirtualBox Images:
https://www.offensive-security.com/kali ... -download/

btw. Is virtualization enabled in your (hardware's) bios?

The package you installed is not actually from VirtualBox. It is a distro specific fork of the guest additions. If you truly want to use it you will need to contact the package maintainer for instructions. At this point you will need to start the guest in a recovery console and remove the package before you proceed. In any case as you will need to at least be in a TTY window ( console mode ) to do anything. Then you can install the official guest additions which will fix your issue.