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Ubuntu 19.10 + VBox 6.1.6 VBoxManage failure

Posted: 17. Apr 2020, 07:36
by likemagic
Version 6.1.6 r137129 (Qt5.12.4) with extension pack

sudo VBoxManage showvminfo Xigma
VBoxManage: error: Could not find a registered machine named 'Xigma'
VBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND (0x80bb0001), component VirtualBoxWrap, interface IVirtualBox, callee nsISupports
VBoxManage: error: Context: "FindMachine(Bstr(VMNameOrUuid).raw(), machine.asOutParam())" at line 2698 of file VBoxManageInfo.cpp

Screen shot showing VM in GUI
Screen shot Of GUI with VM
Screen shot Of GUI with VM
VBox Xigma.png (44.85 KiB) Viewed 744 times
I wish to add a USB drive as hard disk for VM to boot off which needs to be done via command line.

Thanks

Re: Ubuntu 19.10 + VBox 6.1.6 VBoxManage failure

Posted: 17. Apr 2020, 08:34
by Martin
Don't use sudo for the command. This switches to the root user instead of your normal user.
The root user doesn't know about the VMs of your normal user.

Solved: Ubuntu 19.10 + VBox 6.1.6 VBoxManage failure

Posted: 17. Apr 2020, 09:37
by likemagic
Thanks - Solved