Not permitted to open the USB device, check usbfs options.

October 16th, 2007
If you are getting this error when trying to mount a USB device from Virtualbox, maybe you should try this:

Edit as root the file /etc/udev/rules.d/40-permissions.rules:

sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/40-permissions.rules

Look for the "USB devices" section:

# USB devices (usbfs replacement)
SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", MODE="0664"


Change mode from 0664 to 0666:

# USB devices (usbfs replacement)
SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", MODE="0666"


Now restart your computer and try to mount the device again.

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