Please try to answer the question directly, not give me links to what you think might help, and if it is a duplicate then link to a cli guide that covers HOW TO RUN A COMMAND/SCRIPT AT BOOT, because CLI guides can be used by both desktop and server users of Ubuntu. While rc.local may serve as a dirty fix for a problem i have, deluge web-ui auto connect it can be used in a lot of other situations. How to enable to disable services but again my point is that this post, i am usingĪs an example on how to run a command/script at boot, not troubleshooting why a service is not runnnig. I am not a coder, but I can read code and edit it to suit my needs and understand it, i just can't create it so to speak.Īs another mod (takkat) has said, this is a duplicate of a question relating to Why isn't my upstart service starting on system boot?Īnyway, there is more!, but what I am getting at is I know what I want is just ONE example of how to do this via CLI and simple. Marked as duplicate and linked to this question which may answer his specific question, but does not answer the question, run a command at boot. Which seth blocked from future help and linked to this postįirst off, I run a server, not a desktop (Which is what the linked "duplicate" guide shows you), so I can only use CLI based guides. I first found this post, marked duplicate I want to run the command, (this will work for script as well) sudo service deluged restartĪt boot after everything is done, IE: last thing to run This question is ALL over ubuntu, with MODS saying its duplicate, but I have found no good answers! But you MUST trust that everything is working fine as expected, and in enough cases it will just not, and you end up restarting your PC to try to fix it, etc. So again, why use this instead of startup folder? You can try the task by starting it out of the task scheduler via right-click. Program/Script: "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe"Īrguments: startvm your_vm_name -type headless Press respective keys during boot and select boot from USB. Right-click on the Primary partition you want to mark as Active and. Select "run whether user is logged in or not" In Win XP: Click Start > click Run > type diskmgmt.msc and click OK. Navigate to the folder you made and press "Create Task" To organize the whole thing neatly, create a new Folder under "Task scheduler Library" called "VMs". So let's bring in a good, trustworthy solution: The startup folder often not reliable, and if something went wrong you can't just check last run time, last state, etc… This is not a great solution for so many reasons. Have you ever heard about Task Scheduler? Error descriptions are under the "Details" tab. (Gamebar, if you removed that off your system, this wont work.) 1. \VBoxManage.exe modifyvm "Peppermint 圆4" -autostart-enabled onįind the VirtualBox Autostart Service service from the Services application.Įnsure the service login is your local login as configured above.Įnsure that automatic startup is enabled.Ĭheck for errors in the Windows Event Viewer application under application logs. I personally just bind ctrl-alt-f to change my audio device. # Tim is allowed to start virtual machines but starting themĪdd an environment variable for VBOXAUTOSTART_CONFIG and set it to C:\Users\Tim\.VirtualBox\autostart.properties.Ĭreate the autostart service from an administrative PowerShell window: cd "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox" Replace my login with yours throughout.Ĭreate a configuration file in C:\Users\Tim\.VirtualBox\autostart.properties: # Default policy is to deny starting a VM, the other option is "allow". Oracle VirtualBox 6.1.16 supports automatic startup via a Windows service without third-party scripts or software.
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