[SOLVED] How-to use guestcontol execute on shell commands?

[Technologov]

Hi All,

Host: Windows 7 x64, VBox 4.0.8
Guest: Windows XP

I did this:
> VBoxManage guestcontrol execute "Windows XP VM01" "ipconfig.exe" --arguments " /all" --username Administrator --password 123456 --wait-for stdout
..and this works.

But a similar command FAILs:
> VBoxManage guestcontrol execute "Windows XP VM01" "dir" --arguments " C:\" --username Administrator --password 1234
56 --wait-for stdout

The problem is that in Windows, 'dir' command is not a separate executable, unlike Linux 'ls', but is part of the system shell, "cmd.exe"

Any ideas?
-Technologov

[Leak]

The problem is that in Windows, 'dir' command is not a separate executable, unlike Linux 'ls', but is part of the system shell, "cmd.exe"

That's your answer right there - run cmd.exe in the VM and pass "/c" (so it terminates) followed by whatever command(s) you want executed as it's arguments...

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[Technologov]

Yes, and it doesn't work either:
C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage guestcontrol execute "Windows XP VM01" "cmd.exe" --username Administrator --password 123456 --arguments " /c dir C:\" --wait-for stdout

update:
This works:
C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage guestcontrol execute "Windows XP VM01" "cmd.exe" --username Administrator --password 123456 --arguments " /c dir C:\ >1" --wait-for stdout

Just had to redirect to STDOUT ! Thanks.

-Technologov

[mpack]

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