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

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

On 02/10/2015 02:44 AM, Scott Robbins wrote:
> Odd. Well, running the command groups <username> should show it. 

#<username> lp cdrom floppy audio dip video plugdev scanner lpadmin 
netdev bluetooth vboxusers

So, it's there and it answers my next question as to whether what is 
assigned using "usermod" is permanent or a one-off change to the system 
that needs repeating each time VBox is started.  Two birds, one stone.  
Thanks for the clarification.

I honestly don't know whether the disappearance of the explicit listing 
of group memberships in the Setup GUI, usually under /System 
Settings/Startup and Shutdown (IIRC), is a Debian or KDE change, but I 
suspect the latter.  I have asked on another site and will weed out the 
expected questions of my mental prowess (or lack of same) before 
reporting the rest of the resulting answer.

> Yeah. You log onto Debian as greatscott as one does. (Ok, I admit, 
> most of you, even after reading my posts, may not have created that 
> user name.) Then, as root or using sudo for root privilege, on the 
> Debian host usermod -a -G vboxusers greatscott 

I'd already substituted my own host user name and got my lsusb device 
list seen after logging out and back in.  And, I was right in supposing 
that I should do so as root.  It was one in the morning and I was on 
autopilot.

Fortunately, autopilot worked as designed.  For once.

Unfortunately, once camera and headset were checked in the list of 
devices that could be "seen" by the guest, they stopped working in the 
host.  It was more excitement than I needed at that point, so I 
unchecked them in guest setup and made a note to see whether I could do 
that a different way later.

> Which is actually an interesting point that I'd never thought of till 
> now--yeah, mouse and keyboard always work, even if USB. 

Something for me to query in VBox User Forums ... later, when I can 
schedule another playtime.

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CL