VBoxManage
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VBoxManage
first need to install extension pack https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Download_Old_Builds_6_1
VBoxManage controlvm
# list vms
VBoxManage list vms
# show detail
vboxmanage showvminfo "my-ubuntu"
# power off
VBoxManage controlvm my-ubuntu poweroff
# start headless
VBoxManage startvm my-ubuntu --type headless
# set auto restart
# setup auto start first
https://askubuntu.com/questions/404665/how-to-start-virtual-box-machines-automatically-when-booting
# if you see error VERR_ACCESS_DENIED, tun this
sudo touch /etc/vbox/${USER}.start
sudo chgrp vboxusers /etc/vbo
sudo chmod 1775 /etc/vbox
sudo chmod 777 /etc/vbox/${USER}.start
VBoxManage modifyvm <uuid|vmname> --autostart-enabled on
To make vboxautostart-service.service work, you need to disable SELinux
sudo setenforce 0 vim /etc/selinux/config # change to SELINUX=permissive
