Virtualbox fails when I'm connected to an OpenVPN server

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Some days ago, VirtualBox started to fail when I'm connected to a VPN. If my computer isn't connected to the VPN, everything works fine. I can start VMs, stop them, and so on. But if my computer is connected to the VPN, I get these messages:

$ VBoxManage controlvm myvm pause
VBoxManage: error: Failed to create the VirtualBox object!
VBoxManage: error: Code NS_ERROR_ABORT (0x80004004) - Operation aborted (extended info not available)
VBoxManage: error: Most likely, the VirtualBox COM server is not running or failed to start.

This is my configuration:

  • Mac OS X El Capitan
  • VirtualBox 5.0.26 r108824
  • Tunnelblick 3.6.7c (build 4606) as VPN client
  • OpenVPN server 2.1.3

Just in case, the OpenVPN server is not installed on my computer. It's on a server in my new office.

What would be the problem?

EDIT: I just connected to a different VPN and VirtualBox worked with no problem. Now I'm sure the problem is caused for some configuration in the OpenVPN server.

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asked on Super User Oct 6, 2016 by JonDoe297 • edited Oct 7, 2016 by JonDoe297

1 Answer

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In my OpenVPNAS server, I deleted the value on "Configuration > VPN Settings > Default Domain Suffix (optional)" and VirtualBox worked again.:

OpenVPNAS Screenshot

answered on Super User Jan 16, 2017 by JonDoe297 • edited Jan 16, 2017 by fixer1234

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