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I had virtual box previously installed and it worked fine until I created a new user and gave it permissions using:
sudo chmod -R 777 /
After that when I closed and reopened my virtual box I could not open Ubuntu. I uninstalled and reinstalled virtual box.But this is what I am getting when I try to open Ubuntu.
Virtual box ubuntu

How do I fix this issue?

Organic Marble
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    *why* would you do chmod 777 on the entire system? That will break the required permissions structure for many applications to function correctly. That's also NOT how you give users permissions to access things in Linux environments. https://askubuntu.com/questions/20105/why-shouldnt-var-www-have-chmod-777 https://askubuntu.com/questions/83/how-do-file-permissions-work Fixing a recursive chmod 777 is near impossible, you'd have better luck reinstalling the VM. – Thomas Ward Jan 16 '20 at 17:52
  • I didn't know what I was doing to be honest.I just stumbled upon this command and used it.And now I don't how to fix it.I did reinstall it but its still not working. – Matix Jan 16 '20 at 17:55
  • Going forward, it's best not to execute commands you don't understand, especially if they involve sudo. – Organic Marble Jan 16 '20 at 19:05
  • Yes I will keep that in mind. – Matix Jan 16 '20 at 19:20

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I reinstalled it again and it works now.

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