Running a specific VM on boot

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shertech
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Running a specific VM on boot

Post by shertech »

I would like to start a specific VM on boot of my mac. Is this possible? I poked around this forum looking for an answer, but could not find any.
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rpmurray
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Re: Running a specific VM on boot

Post by rpmurray »

You may want to check out the following links. They discuss creating a script that will start a VM from the dock, but you could then add the script in the Login Items for your account so it will start when you boot your Mac.

how to put a virtual machine launcher icon in the dock?
Creating a dock icon
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jwilliams108
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Re: Running a specific VM on boot

Post by jwilliams108 »

This post outlines a method which uses launchctl:

http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic. ... 23&start=0
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