Auto-start VirtualBox VM on boot - Linux Mint
#autostartvbox #virtualboxautostart #vboxautostart
Follow the steps below to auto-start VirtualBox VM on boot - Linux
1. Create a virtualbox configuration file.
sudo nano /etc/default/virtualbox
2. Add the following entries
VBOXAUTOSTART_DB=/etc/vbox
VBOXAUTOSTART_CONFIG=/etc/vbox/autostart.cfg
3. Provide Access to your user in the autostart configuration.
sudo nano /etc/vbox/autostart.cfg
default_policy = deny
[username] = {
allow = true
}
4. Ensure correct access is present
sudo chgrp vboxusers /etc/vbox
sudo chmod 1775 /etc/vbox
sudo usermod -aG vboxusers mon2
5. Set the virtualbox VM properties
VBoxManage setproperty autostartdbpath /etc/vbox
VBoxManage modifyvm [vmname] --autostart-enabled on
6. Restart virtualbox auto start service
sudo service vboxautostart-service restart