adding user to a secondary group

[geezer]

Been trying to add my user name to the vboxusers group. Doesn't work.

First if I check /etc/groups vboxusers is listed, so the group exists.

Then I execute: sudo usermod -a -G vboxusers terry

and then groups and get:

sudo usermod -a -G vboxusers terry
terry@Home-Net:~$ groups
terry adm cdrom sudo dip plugdev lpadmin sambashare

So usermod has not added my user name to the group.

Is there some way to make this work?

[Snowhog]

See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VirtualBox/USB

[kubicle]

Just to clarify, you can use either usermod or adduser, but in either case you need to log out and back in for the group change to take effect.

[oshunluvr]

Germane to this discussion: I have virtualbox installed and use it often without issue, but I am not a member of the vboxusers group. I don't think it's necessary to be a member of that group to use virtualbox.

[kubicle]

I don't think it's necessary to be a member of that group to use virtualbox.

To use virtualbox - No
To use USB in Guest OS - Yes

[oshunluvr]

To use virtualbox - No
To use USB in Guest OS - Yes

Good to know if I ever try that...

[geezer]

Just to clarify, you can use either usermod or adduser, but in either case you need to log out and back in for the group change to take effect.

Now that I didn't know. I knew I couold either usermod or useradd, but didn't know I had to log out and back in. I'll have to remember that (Hah - my user name isn't geezer for nothing).