Opened 5 years ago
Last modified 5 years ago
#18489 new defect
Can't run VirtualBox as non root-user.
| Reported by: | ThomKB | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | GUI | Version: | VirtualBox 6.0.4 |
| Keywords: | setuid Qt | Cc: | |
| Guest type: | all | Host type: | Linux |
Description
As a normal user I get:
virtualbox
Qt FATAL: FATAL: The application binary appears to be running setuid, this is a security hole. Abgebrochen
Existing vms can be started by e.g. vboxmanage startvm VMName
Attachments (3)
Change History (8)
comment:1 by , 5 years ago
by , 5 years ago
| Attachment: | vbox-setup.log added |
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by , 5 years ago
| Attachment: | error message.png added |
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comment:3 by , 5 years ago
I have the sameproblem on lnux host (Ubuntu 16.04), that I can't start a VM anymore. After executing sudo /sbin/vboxconfig I get the message:
boxdrv.sh: Stopping VirtualBox services. vboxdrv.sh: Starting VirtualBox services. vboxdrv.sh: Building VirtualBox kernel modules. vboxdrv.sh: failed: Look at /var/log/vbox-setup.log to find out what went wrong.
There were problems setting up VirtualBox. To re-start the set-up process, run
/sbin/vboxconfig
as root.
-> log file is attached.
comment:4 by , 5 years ago
Do you have any log files for virtual machines which you created? And is this a version of VirtualBox which you got from Oracle, or from your distribution?
comment:5 by , 5 years ago
This VirtualBox Version is from Oracle. I attached the log file.
Sorry the log I attached is not helpful. Obviously there is no log created from the machine because it can't be started.
This should be my Problem on Ubuntu 16.04. https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/18315
by , 5 years ago
| Attachment: | 2019-03-18-20-54-50.log added |
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Hello,
Could you please clarify few details a bit:
Is this a new issue? Was it the case for you with VBox 6.0.2?
Is this VBox package installation or a self-built executable?
What's your Linux distribution?
Thanks in advance!