vboxweb.service not starting and no helpful error message

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brokencode
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vboxweb.service not starting and no helpful error message

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Server: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Virtualbox Version: 6.1.26r145957

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VBoxManage list extpacks

Extension Packs: 1
Pack no. 0:   Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack
Version:      6.1.26
Revision:     145957
Edition:
Description:  Oracle Cloud Infrastructure integration, USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 Host Controller, Host Webcam, VirtualBox RDP, PXE ROM, Disk Encryption, NVMe.
VRDE Module:  VBoxVRDP
Usable:       true
Why unusable:
When checking the status of vboxweb.service:

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systemctl status vboxweb.service

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● vboxweb.service    Loaded: masked (Reason: Unit vboxweb.service is
masked.)     Active: inactive (dead)
If I try to manually start the service:

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sudo systemctl start vboxweb

Failed to start vboxweb.service: Unit vboxweb.service is masked.
If I try to look for errors in systemctl:

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systemctl --failed

vboxweb-service.service loaded failed failed vboxweb-service.service
From what I can tell the vboxweb-service.service is failing to start. But there is no helpful error message to understand why.
brokencode
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Joined: 29. Sep 2021, 13:52

Re: vboxweb.service not starting and no helpful error message

Post by brokencode »

Problem solved. Turned out to be: virtualbox dot org/ticket/20479
scottgus1
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Primary OS: MS Windows 10
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Re: vboxweb.service not starting and no helpful error message

Post by scottgus1 »

Glad you're up and running, and kudos for keeping up the hunt and finding a solution!
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