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Prerequisites
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Users, that want to use the VirtualBox autostart feature, have to be
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members of the vboxusers group.
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E.g.:
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sudo usermod -aG vboxusers USERNAME
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Preparation
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For each autostart user, add a section in /etc/vbox/autostart.cfg:
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USERNAME = {
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allow = true
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}
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Users work
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The *first* time a user configures autostart, the command:
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VBoxManage setproperty autostartdbpath /etc/vbox
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needs to be run.
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Note: The autostart options are stored in the /etc/vbox file, and in the
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VM itself. If moving a VM, these options may need to be set again.
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Prepare a VM to start automatically:
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VBoxManage modifyvm <uuid|vmname> --autostart-enabled <on|off>
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Choose a shut down mode:
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VBoxManage modifyvm <uuid|vmname> --autostop-type <disabled|savestate|poweroff|acpishutdown>
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Restart the vboxdrv service to start the VMs in question
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sudo service vboxdrv restart
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