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19 lines
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE topic
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PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
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<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="usb-implementation-notes">
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<title>Implementation Notes for Windows and Linux Hosts</title>
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<body>
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<p>On Windows hosts, a kernel mode device driver provides USB proxy support. It implements both a USB
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monitor, which enables <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> to capture devices when they are
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plugged in, and a USB device driver to claim USB devices for a particular virtual machine. System reboots are not
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necessary after installing the driver. Also, you do not need to replug devices for <ph
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conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> to claim them. </p>
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<p>On supported Linux hosts, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> accesses USB
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devices through special files in the file system. When <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is
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installed, these are made available to all users in the <codeph>vboxusers</codeph> system group. In order to be
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able to access USB from guest systems, make sure that you are a member of this group. </p>
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</body>
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</topic>
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