The problem is that virtualbox-ose-modules-* does not depend on
virtualbox-ose, which makes sure the user exists. And if you install
both packages together, the user is not created yet, when the modules
package expects it to be.
The problem can be reproduced as follows:
$ sudo groupdel vboxusers
$ sudo apt-get remove --purge virtualbox-ose
virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-generic
$ sudo apt-get install virtualbox-ose virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-generic
[,,,]
The following NEW packages will be installed:
virtualbox-ose virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-generic
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
[,,,]
Selecting previously deselected package
virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-generic.
(Reading database ... 306811 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-generic (from
.../virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-generic_6_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package virtualbox-ose.
Unpacking virtualbox-ose (from
.../virtualbox-ose_1.5.0-dfsg2-1ubuntu3_i386.deb) ...
Setting up virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.22-14-generic (6) ...
* Starting VirtualBox kernel module vboxdrv
chown: `:vboxusers': invalid group
* Cannot change owner vboxusers for device /dev/vboxdrv.
Setting up virtualbox-ose (1.5.0-dfsg2-1ubuntu3) ...
** Changed in: virtualbox-ose-modules (Ubuntu)
Assignee: dAniel hAhler (blueyed) => (unassigned)
Status: Incomplete => Confirmed
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Cannot change owner vboxusers for device /dev/vboxdrv
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/153819
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