user not added added to vboxusers group

[DeGarcen]

Downloaded and installed package, on Ubuntu 19.10: virtualbox-6.1_6.1.4-136177_Ubuntu_eoan_amd64.deb

My user was not added to vboxusers group, son can't attach USB devices to guest. None is present.

Fixed with this:

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sudo adduser $USER vboxusers

[DeGarcen]

Bug reported:
Virtualbox ubuntu package does not add users to vboxusers group

[scottgus1]

The manual states here: https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch02. ... -vboxusers

The Linux installers create the system user group vboxusers during installation. Any system user who is going to use USB devices from Oracle VM VirtualBox guests must be a member of that group. A user can be made a member of the group vboxusers either by using the desktop user and group tools, or with the following command:

sudo usermod -a -G vboxusers username

The virtualbox installer makes the group. You have to add yourself to it manually. That you needed to do it manually shows that Virtualbox is working as designed.

[DeGarcen]

Ok I guess it's fine then. Thanks for the link, I wasn't aware of that.