Comment # 50
on bug 1174406
from Larry Finger
(In reply to Andreas Schneider from comment #49)
> I'm running into the same issue on tumbleweed.
>
> It doesn't seem to be an issue with the usb permissions as I can access it:
>
> $ find /dev/vboxusb/ -ls
> 24884 0 drwxr-x--- 5 root vboxusers 100 Sep 2 07:42
> /dev/vboxusb/
> 67434 0 drwxr-x--- 2 root vboxusers 40 Sep 2 07:54
> /dev/vboxusb/004
> 5423 0 drwxr-x--- 2 root vboxusers 80 Sep 2 07:36
> /dev/vboxusb/001
> 30883 0 crw-rw---- 1 root vboxusers 189, 1 Sep 2 07:36
> /dev/vboxusb/001/002
> 5428 0 crw-rw---- 1 root vboxusers 189, 2 Sep 2 07:36
> /dev/vboxusb/001/003
> 35736 0 drwxr-x--- 2 root vboxusers 120 Sep 2 07:36
> /dev/vboxusb/003
> 39943 0 crw-rw---- 1 root vboxusers 189, 261 Sep 2 07:36
> /dev/vboxusb/003/006
> 32041 0 crw-rw---- 1 root vboxusers 189, 260 Sep 2 07:36
> /dev/vboxusb/003/005
> 2387 0 crw-rw---- 1 root vboxusers 189, 259 Sep 2 07:36
> /dev/vboxusb/003/004
> 1468 0 crw-rw---- 1 root vboxusers 189, 258 Sep 2 07:36
> /dev/vboxusb/003/003
>
> $ cat /dev/vboxusb/001/002
> m+$ T1 !"; !" !"b
>
> As I get output form the device, I obviously must have access via vboxusers
> group as a user.
>
> I tried to get more log output, but didn't really work using:
>
> export VBOX_RELEASE_LOG="rem*.e.l.f main gui"
> export VBOX_RELEASE_LOG_FLAGS="buffered thread msprog"
> mkdir /tmp/vbox
> export VBOXSVC_RELEASE_LOG_DEST='dir=/tmp/vbox'
>
> then starting the service manually:
>
> /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxSVC
>
> Then I tried to strace it. The strange thing is that printed on the
> commandline:
>
> <html><b>Effective UID is not root (euid=1000 egid=100 uid=1000 gid=100)
> (rc=-10)</b><br/><br/>Please try reinstalling
> VirtualBox.<br><br><!--EOM-->where: SUPR3HardenedMain
> what: 2
> VERR_PERMISSION_DENIED (-10) - Permission denied.
> </html>
>
>
> asn�$>�bgrep "Effective UID" /usr/lib/virtualbox/
> Effective UID is not root (euid=%d egid=%d uid=%d gid=%d)
> >>>>>> /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxHeadless
>
> Effective UID is not root (euid=%d egid=%d uid=%d gid=%d)
> >>>>>> /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxNetDHCP
>
> Effective UID is not root (euid=%d egid=%d uid=%d gid=%d)
> >>>>>> /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxNetNAT
>
> Effective UID is not root (euid=%d egid=%d uid=%d gid=%d)
> >>>>>> /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxSDL
>
> Effective UID is not root (euid=%d egid=%d uid=%d gid=%d)
> >>>>>> /usr/lib/virtualbox/VirtualBoxVM
>
> asn $>�ll /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxHeadless
> -rwsr-x--- 1 root vboxusers 166536 Aug 29 04:21
> /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxHeadless
> asn $> ll /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxNetDHCP
> -rwsr-x--- 1 root vboxusers 166528 Aug 29 04:21
> /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxNetDHCP
> asn $>�ll /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxNetNAT
> -rwsr-x--- 1 root vboxusers 166528 Aug 29 04:21
> /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxNetNAT
> asn $> ll /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxSDL
> -rwsr-x--- 1 root vboxusers 166528 Aug 29 04:21 /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxSDL
> asn $>�ll /usr/lib/virtualbox/VirtualBoxVM
> -rwsr-x--- 1 root vboxusers 166536 Aug 29 04:21
> /usr/lib/virtualbox/VirtualBoxVM
>
> The strange thing is, those binaries all have the suid bit set.
What happens if you create a new user belonging to vboxusers? Can that account
run VBox?