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List:       opensuse-factory
Subject:    Re: [opensuse-factory] [Leap 42.3] VirtualBox does not start up
From:       Bruce Ferrell <bferrell () baywinds ! org>
Date:       2017-08-14 19:28:46
Message-ID: 747281ef-b7a5-f95a-f39d-63c92d0d5a38 () baywinds ! org
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On 08/14/2017 12:23 PM, Roman Bysh wrote:
> On 14/08/17 03:20 PM, Roman Bysh wrote:
>> On 14/08/17 02:47 PM, Manfred Hollstein wrote:
>> > On Mon, 14 Aug 2017, 20:26:42 +0200, Roman Bysh wrote:
>> > > On 14/08/17 02:21 PM, Manfred Hollstein wrote:
>> > >> [...]
>> > >> What does the following show on your system:
>> > >>
>> > >>     rpm -V virtualbox virtualbox-host-kmp-default virtualbox-qt
>> > >>
>> > >> Please run the command as user root. The "Tip!" above might actually
>> > >> help to resurrect the situation for you:
>> > >>
>> > >>     zypper in --force virtualbox virtualbox-host-kmp-default virtualbox-qt
>> > >>
>> > >> Afterwards you could re-run the "rpm -V ..." command above and  compare
>> > >> outputs.
>> > >>
>> > >> If you suspect that some permissions are wrong for some programs, you
>> > >> can also check for that (again as "root"):
>> > >>
>> > >>     chkstat --system
>> > >>
>> > >> If this indicates something *is* wrong, you can even set the permissions
>> > >> to their proper value (also as "root"):
>> > >>
>> > >>     chkstat --system --set
>> > >>
>> > >> HTH, cheers.
>> > >>
>> > >> l8er
>> > >> manfred
>> > >>
>> > > rpm -V virtualbox virtualbox-host-kmp-default virtualbox-qt
>> > > /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxNetDHCP should be root:vboxusers 4750. (wrong permissions 0750)
>> > > /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxNetAdpCtl should be root:vboxusers 4750. (wrong permissions 0750)
>> > > /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxHeadless should be root:vboxusers 4750. (wrong permissions 0750)
>> > > /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxSDL should be root:vboxusers 4750. (wrong permissions 0750)
>> > > /usr/lib/virtualbox/VirtualBox should be root:vboxusers 4750. (wrong permissions 0750)
>> >
>> > Thx. This indeed appears to be wrong. Do you have a group "vboxusers" on
>> > your system, and are you (your user ID) member of that group? You can
>> > check that by running the following command as "root":
>> >
>> >    grep vboxusers /etc/group
>> >
>> > If the output shows something like
>> >
>> >    vboxusers:x:SOMENUMBER:YOURUSERNAME
>> >
>> > you're OK. If the group exists, but you're not member of it, you can fix
>> > that by running the following command as "root":
>> >
>> >    usermod -a -G vboxusers YOURUSERNAME
>> >
>> > In any case, the permissions appear to be wrong on your system, so I'd
>> > suggest you either re-install the packages ("zypper in ..." above), or
>> > get the permissions fixed for the already installed packages ("chkstat
>> > --system --set").
>> >
>> > Once this has been done, you should logout from your desktop session and
>> > login again. If this still doesn't help, you should send us the
>> > following:
>> >
>> >    id            # run as your normal user, not "root", not via "sudo"
>> >    chkstat --system    # run this as "root"
>> >
>> > Cheers.
>> >
>> > l8er
>> > manfred
>> >
>> Looks like the comman "chkstat --system --set"  fixed the problem.
>>
>> Thanks Manfred
>>
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> Roman
>
> Oops. Forgot the "d" :-)
>
Cheers to Roman for first class assistance!

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