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Do Linux devices require user permissions? If so, how are they added?
Trying to create a new virtual server using VirtualBox and phpVirtualBox on a physical Centos box. Installed the software and all seems good. Put the operating disk in the CD drive of the physical ...
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Virtual Machine with Bridged Adapter to Centos not accepting ssh from host machine
I have a bridged connection on VirtualBox from os/x 10.8.5 host to Centos 5.8 client.
But I suspect this is more of a general issue than specific to the host and precise version of linux.
Shown ...
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How to create a virus isolating environment to run children games
I have a Linux Centos 6 server in the garage without a monitor or keyboard, and it does not hold any sensitive information.
My wife has a Windows 7 laptop which she surfs the Internet, checks emails, ...
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ifup, ifdown on centos 6.3 guest on virtualbox
On a Mac OSX I'm running virtualbox 4.2.16 with a centos 6.3 guest. On the centos guest
when I issue ifdown eth0 or ifup eth0 I get:
usage: ifdown <device name>
Same thing with eth1. What am I ...
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How can I add a FQDN to a Centos VM running on VirtualBox?
I would like to add a fully qualified domain name to my Centos 6 VM that is running on virtualbox.
The virtualbox is set to be in bridged mode.
I'm a windows programmer, and I am as far as they get ...
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My vbox shared mount will not auto mount and is only ready only?
My vbox shared mount will not auto mount and is only ready only?
I am using scientific linux host and centOS guest and I am trying to share a folder I have in both accounts but the folder is only ...
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CentOS 6 does not show any desktop icons or anything in the panel
I was using CentOS 6 in VirtualBox fine for a couple of days. Now, when I login via the GUI user prompt, all I get is the background screen, no icons, no menubar, nothing. I am not terribly familiar ...
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Can't use VirtualBox shared folder as Apache document root
Having jumped through several hundred hoops I've finally managed to get Centos 5.8 to mount a VirtualBox shared folder (which is not read-only), which now appears at:
/media/sf_sites
This is a ...
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eth0 not starting on boot after Virtualbox clone
After cloning my CentOS VM in Virtualbox (I used the Reinitialize the MAC address of all network cards option), the original and the clone VM both now has 127.0.0.1 as their IP.
Anyone knows how to ...
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How to transfer files from Host OS to guest OS running on VirtualBox?
I am trying to transfer files from my Host OS (Windows 7) to Guest OS (CentOS) running on VirtualBox.
I tried using pscp but it gives the error: More than one remote source not supported
I tried ...
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Installing CentOS 6 - Device may need to be reinitialized
I'm trying to install linux centOS 6 on my pc (on sun virtual machine - virtualbox). I'm installing on a empty partition of my hard drive. and my primary OS is windows 7 ultimate 64bit.
What should I ...
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VirtualBox Under CentOS vboxdrv not loaded
I am a newcomer with linux. I have a little problem with linux.
Whenever I try to open [start] virtual box, I get this error and do not know how to fix
VERR_VM_DRIVER_NOT_INSTALLED (rc=-1908)
The ...
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How do I switch to a higher resolution in Centos 6 installed on a virtual machine (VirtualBox)?
I have installed Centos 6 on a virtual machine (virtualbox). Maximum available screen resolution is 800x600. How do I get higher resolutions?
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