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Asked by jacek

Hi,

I have installed virtual box and now I tried to install XP on it, but when i start it gives me the following error:

Failed to start Virtual Machine WindowsXP

The VirtualBox kernel driver is not accessible to the current user. Make sure that the user has write permissions for /dev/vboxdrv by adding them to the vboxusers groups. You will need to logout for the change to take effect..
VBox status code: -1909 (VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_ACCESSIBLE).

Result Code:
0x80004005
Component:
Console
Interface:
IConsole {1dea5c4b-0753-4193-b909-22330f64ec45}

Any advice on this?

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juancarlospaco (juancarlospaco) said : 		#1

go to menu:
System--->administration--->users & groups

click on Groups button, add yourself to the " vboxusers " group.
Logout, Login, try again.

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jacek (jacekb57) said : 		#2

Hi JC,

Much appreciated. that resolved my issue.

thanks:)