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josiano

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Registered: 2011-05-19

Posts: 16

[Solved] VirtualBox shared folder - vboxservice won't start

Hello there.
While trying to enable shared folders in VirtualBox I can't seem to get vboxservice service to load:

sudo systemctl status vboxservice                                                                                                                                                                           ~  
● vboxservice.service - VirtualBox Guest Service
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/vboxservice.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: inactive (dead)
Condition: start condition failed at Fri 2018-06-01 16:18:27 CEST; 2s ago
           └─ ConditionVirtualization=oracle was not met

Here are my (up-to-date) system info:
- 4.16.12-1-ARCH
- virtualbox 5.2.12-1
- virtualbox-host-modules-arch 5.2.12-5

I followed the wiki instructions and found some related systemd bugs here and here but they are from 2015.

Found some random info on google but I'm still struggling to get this service to load.

Any help much appreciated.

ps: I hope this post is in the correct forum section, forgive me if I got it wrong

Last edited by josiano (2018-06-01 15:28:10)

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 11,560

Re: [Solved] VirtualBox shared folder - vboxservice won't start

You're not trying to load that on the host, are you?

josiano

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Registered: 2011-05-19

Posts: 16

Re: [Solved] VirtualBox shared folder - vboxservice won't start

Yes I am trying to load this on the host.

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 11,560

Re: [Solved] VirtualBox shared folder - vboxservice won't start

And that name "VirtualBox Guest Service" didn't make you stop and think?

josiano

Member

Registered: 2011-05-19

Posts: 16

Re: [Solved] VirtualBox shared folder - vboxservice won't start

Oh man, I guess I need to rest.
Sorry for the noise and thank you for your help.

ps: solved the initial problem with `vboxmanage`

TheChosenOne

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Registered: 2012-09-27

Posts: 130

Re: [Solved] VirtualBox shared folder - vboxservice won't start

ps: solved the initial problem with `vboxmanage`

What do you mean by that?