Feature request - startvm with headless?

[Greg Smith]

Hi -

I've been using the VBox webmin module, and its been really great. 

The only thing that I wish was different - I wish there was a configuration parameter or something so that I could use "startvm" to start the vms headless, instead of in GUI mode.

Right now, I am using VirtualBox on a headless machine.  Everything in the VirtualBox webmin module except for starting the VM.  I have to ssh into the machine, and do "VboxManage startvm <VM> -type headless".

Is it possible to add this as a configuration parameter to the module config?  Or maybe some other way to implement is better, this is just what I was thinking of.

I thought about adding a feature request, but figured I would post here first. 

Thanks much for providing such a great tool.

Cheers,
Greg

[Andreas Bujok]

Hi Greg

Sorry for the delay. Which Version of VBoxControl do you use?

All V1.x Versions use "-type vrdp". And yes, the Versions 4.0.4 and 4.0.5.1 used only "startvm <VM-Name> without "vrd" parameter.

Please use the latest Version 4.1.0.a. There is the paramater "-type headless" included.

REMARK:
The Version V4.1.0.a will be the latest Version for VirtualBox from my side. Our Company moves from VirtualBox to VMware vSphere.

For self modifications to Start/Stop the VMs, see the "vboxctrl-lib.pl" and the Function "StartVM" and "StopVM".

BR Andreas

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