Vboxmanage command affecting other VMs? Reset VMs?

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OraOra
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Vboxmanage command affecting other VMs? Reset VMs?

Post by OraOra »

i)
Is it possible that a vboxmanage command specifically targeted at one particular VM, let's call it "A", influences settings or the configuration of another VM, let's call that "B"?

Asking since I ran a few vboxmanage commands on "A" and after some time of not using VB, now when starting "B" or any other VM, Seamless Mode does not work any more.

I highly doubt that commands for one VM influence other VMs, but I wanted to be sure, to be able to rule out this scenario.

ii)
Is there a vboxmanage command that can globally reset all settings of a particular or all VMs, so to speak set it to the state it had before any commands were supplied to a particular VM or all VMs.
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Re: Vboxmanage command affecting other VMs? Reset VMs?

Post by mpack »

OraOra wrote:i)
Is it possible that a vboxmanage command specifically targeted at one particular VM, let's call it "A", influences settings or the configuration of another VM, let's call that "B"?
No. In any case seamless mode is not a VM setting, its done by a display driver in the guest. If you are seeing shared behaviour then the common factor would be new software installed, not a setting.
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Re: Vboxmanage command affecting other VMs? Reset VMs?

Post by OraOra »

mpack wrote:If you are seeing shared behaviour then the common factor would be new software installed, not a setting.
Glad to hear, like I thought, commands for one VM cannot influence another VM.

No new software was installed on the host or any of the guests, what means I am continuing to research the issue.

Thank you for your reply.
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