Re: [tlug] VirtualBox with Wndows XP in Thinkpad x240 running kubuntuubn

[CL <az.4tlug@example.com>]

On 02/10/2015 01:17 AM, SCHWARTZ, Fernando G. wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> On 02/09/2015 10:53 AM, CL wrote:
> > Current version of Wheezy does not show _any_ user groups in any GUI 
> > setup file. 
> > Ideas?
> You're saying that you do not know if your current user is part of the
> 'vboxusers' group. Am I reading this right?

I'm saying that there is no longer any explicit proof that my current 
user is a member of any group.  Group settings are MIA in all recent 
Debian Wheezy KDE versions.

> On the distros that I use everyday, setting this up is:
> usermod -a -G vboxusers <your_intended_user_name_2_run_VB_under>

"<your_intended_user_name_ 2_run_VB_under>" = ...

1. The Debian (host) user name?

2. The WIN (guest) user name?

3.  The VBox guest machine name?

> Without being part of the 'vboxusers' group, you cannot expect your USB
> inside VirtualBox to work.

And yet, the USB keyboard and mouse have always worked.  It's the USB 
headset, camera, and USB drives that don't.

Thanks.

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CL