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If my MBP's display dies, am I able to ssh in remotely without any graphical login taking place, and start a particular VM, named "Toolchest" at "~/VirtualBox VMs/Toolchest"?

If so, what command(s) may I use?

Thanks,

CJSHayward wrote:If so, what command(s) may I use?

VBoxManage, the command-line tool that covers every aspect of configuring and running a VM, even things that are not in the GUI. It's not for the faint of heart and you should read the command line options thrice before running it or posting a question.

But just to start a VM, it's quite easy actually:

• VBoxManage startvm <uuid|vmname>...
                     [--type gui|sdl|headless|separate]

But, it is *the* power tool, so much so, that it has a dedicated chapter in the User Manual; Chapter 8. VBoxManage, with each section covering each and every command-line option.

Many thanks!