Index: /trunk/src/VBox/Main/HostImpl.cpp
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--- /trunk/src/VBox/Main/HostImpl.cpp	(revision 258)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/Main/HostImpl.cpp	(revision 259)
@@ -1335,5 +1335,5 @@
                 int fileHandle;
                 // now try to open the device
-                fileHandle = open(deviceNode, O_RDONLY | O_EXCL | O_NONBLOCK, 0);
+                fileHandle = open(deviceNode, O_RDONLY | O_NONBLOCK, 0);
                 if (fileHandle >= 0)
                 {