Comments on: VirtualBox init.d service autostart script

By: krodon

krodon — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 10:20:29 +0000

Hello Richard,

I use your script, provided from Suse 11.3.
I want to start the VM with non root account. If I try this, controlled by runlevel 3 it will not be started. (the user is in vbox)
If I try to do this manually with vboxes start I will be asked for the password of this user. I guess that is the reason why it can not be controlled automaticly. Any Ideas how I can fix this?

Regards

krodon

By: Max

Max — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 18:39:17 +0000

I would really like to use your script in ubuntu, but I receive a similar error (only on line 96 instead). How can is retrofitted to work in ubuntu?

By: Pankaj

Pankaj — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:11:32 +0000

http://pankajdangi.com/2010/09/how-to-auto-start-red5-in-linux-server/

By: Emily N.

Emily N. — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:25:43 +0000

Hi, I’m very interested in Linux but Im a Super Newbie and I’m having trouble deciding on the right distribution for me (Havent you heard this a million times?) anyway here is my problem, I need a distribution that can switch between reading and writing in English and Japanese (Japanese Language Support) with out restarting the operating system.

By: Alex Amiryan

Alex Amiryan — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 20:30:26 +0000

If you get this message it means that you are using not Fedora linux. This script is for Fedora.

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 14:44:59 +0000

Here is what I get when I run “service vbox start”:
Starting Virtual Box Machines: WindowsXPProfessional /etc/init.d/vbox: line 46: failure: command not found

By: Alex Amiryan

Alex Amiryan — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:14:23 +0000

The thing is that you have to copy this script to /etc/init.d/vbox and you don’t have to run it from terminal. Make:
chkconfig –add vbox
chkconfig vbox on
and then
service vbox start

Good luck!

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:35:49 +0000

When I run the vbox script in a terminal I get
“Usage: {start|stop|restart|force-reload|status}”
and nothing happens.
Any ideas?

By: Troels Liebe Bentsen

Troels Liebe Bentsen — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:42:13 +0000

I have made a init.d script for ubuntu that also creates a private network for the vms and gives that network access to the internet, feel free to use the code.

https://www.it-kartellet.dk/dokuwiki/howto/virtualbox#initd_scripts_for_ubuntu

By: Nathan

Nathan — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:11:15 +0000

Sorry forgot to post my code

ln -s /home/{yourusername}/.VirtualBox/VirtualBox.xml /root/.VirtualBox/