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Problem with Connecting USB Devices in Linux Primary OS

If you receive the "Unable to connect USB device" message while trying to connect an USB device to your virtual machine on a computer running Linux primary OS, the most probable cause is that you do not have permissions to access USB devices. To fix the problem:

  1. Check if an usb-operating group exists in your Linux primary OS.
  2. If the group exists:
  3. If the group does not exist:
  4. Restart your Linux primary OS.