[SOLVED] modprobe vboxdrv key has expired

jvc2014 · 2014-02-01 14:00:30

Hi All,

I have been googling this off an on for a couple months. The only thing stopping me from using my Arch box as my daily driver is VirtualBox

The kernel modules don't load and modprobe gives:

# sudo modprobe vboxdrv
sh: vboxnetflt: command not found
modprobe: ERROR: Error running install command for vboxdrv
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'vboxdrv': Key has expired

The bit that I really can't find anything on is "key has expired"...what key?

I have uninstalled and reinstalled virtualbox and virtualbox-host-modules a few times but no joy.

Any help is appreciated, thanks.

Last edited by jvc2014 (2014-02-09 16:13:13)

x33a · 2014-02-01 18:10:51

From some quick searching, I think it is related to secure boot. Do you have it enabled?

Also, are you using the virtualbox packages from the official repos?

jvc2014 · 2014-02-09 13:05:46

Hi, thanks for the reply.

I am using the official kernel and the virtualbox package from the official repos.

I dont *think* secure boot is enabled. Its an old machine (2009). I have searched virtualbox's forum and "key has expired" does not return anything but you have got me thinking that it is a virtualbox problem not an arch problem.

I will look some more and update here if I find anything.

Thanks again.

falconindy · 2014-02-09 14:46:32

The first error is more interesting than the second. What install commands have you added (likely in /etc/modprobe.d)? Seems like you're trying to trick modprobe into loading multiple modules when you mention one of them.

Lekensteyn · 2014-02-09 15:24:15

"Command not found" results in the status code 127 which is the errno for "Key has expired". Demonstration:

$ lss;echo $?
bash: lss: command not found
127
$ errno -l | grep 'Key has expired'
EKEYEXPIRED 127 Key has expired

As others have mentioned, you should look in /etc/modprobe.d for hints.

jvc2014 · 2014-02-09 16:12:51

Ok that fixed it. It was duff command in the .conf file

This was in /etc/modprobe.d/virtualbox.conf

# cat /etc/modprobe.d/virtualbox.conf 
install vboxdrv vboxnetflt

Why, I dont know, must have got it from somewhere

Looked at the ArchWiki again

dropped /etc/modprobe.d/virtualbox.conf

and put the correct command in /etc/modules-load.d/virtualbox.conf

# cat /etc/modules-load.d/virtualbox.conf 
vboxdrv

and now it loads without error...

Thanks guys

Arch Linux

#1 2014-02-01 14:00:30

[SOLVED] modprobe vboxdrv key has expired

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