One Virtualbox Machine for all users in ubuntu

[Rigved Rakshit]

>
> Hi
>
> I installed Vbox on Ubu 12.04, then WinXP in it,
> but as root. I wanna run this XP install from all users.
> I did
>     chmod -R +r /home/vbox   (the install dir)
>     chmod +x  /home/vbox      (and all subdirs)
>     chown -R root:vboxusers /home/vbox
>
> I added   VBOX_USER_HOME=/home/vbox
> to the file /etc/environment
>
> I added user1 to the group vboxusers in /etc/group.
>

I do not know if what you have done is the correct way to share a VM. I
have never tried it myself. But I would think that the correct way would be
to start the VM in your account and then have user1 connect to it via
Remmima Remote Desktop Client. But anyway...


> I login as user1, run virtualbox and do not see the
> win xp I've i stalled as root. Any help?
>

You might have to also copy the .Virtualbox (i.e., dot Virtualbox) hidden
folder from your Home directory to /home/user1/

Best Regards,
Rigved Rakshit
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