Setting up USB on Ubuntu 9.04

Start using VirtualBox 2.x USB support by following these easy steps.
Thanks to virtualbox.org and Ibrahim Ben Faruhn.

UPDATE: Please note that these changes have been done automatically in VirtualBox 3.x

1. Create a group called usbusers

sudo groupadd usbusers

2. Add yourself to this group

useradd -G {group-name} username

3. Edit the file /etc/udev/rules.d/40-permissions.rules (for this, you must have administrative privileges)

3.1 Search for the following lines

# USB devices (usbfs replacement)

SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", MODE="0664"

3.2 Change them to the following

# USB devices (usbfs replacement)

SUBSYSTEM=="usb_device", GROUP="usbusers", MODE="0664"

4. Restart your PC

5. You should now have write access to all USB devices.