On Sun, 2013-03-31 at 10:17 +1100, Jason White wrote:
Andrew Greig <pushin.linux@gmail.com> wrote:
andrewg@linux-wvs7:/usr/bin> /usr/bin/VBoxManage createhd --filename Win7.vdi --size 20000 --variant Fixed 0%... Progress state: VBOX_E_FILE_ERROR VBoxManage: error: Failed to create hard disk VBoxManage: error: Could not create the medium storage unit '/usr/bin/Win7.vdi'. VBoxManage: error: VDI: cannot create image '/usr/bin/Win7.vdi' (VERR_ACCESS_DENIED) VBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_FILE_ERROR (0x80bb0004), component Medium, interface IMedium VBoxManage: error: Context: "int handleCreateHardDisk(HandlerArg*)" at line 382 of file VBoxManageDisk.cpp andrewg@linux-wvs7:/usr/bin>
I understand why a user cannot create a file in /usr. What I don't understand is why vbox is trying to create the hd in /usr instead of in my home dir
The shell prompt (see quote above) suggests that /usr/bin was your current directory when you invoked the command, and it probably just tried to create the file in the current directory.
Also, you shouldn't have to specify the path (/usr/bin) as part of the command if your $PATH variable is set correctly.
Hi Jason, Thanks for that tip on invoking a command in a directory. I had success in an unusual way when I loaded the VirtualBox-qt version (although I run under Gnome) everything just worked, straight away. Damn odd really. VirtualBox-gtk was not a happy camper - go figure. Andrew Greig