VirtualBox

Opened 9 years ago

Last modified 9 years ago

#15113 new defect

VBoxManage controlvm savestate fails on Windows Host

Reported by: Tim T ASP Owned by:
Component: VM control Version: VirtualBox 5.0.14
Keywords: controlvm savestate pause Cc:
Guest type: Windows Host type: Windows

Description

Execute:
VBoxManage controlvm <vmname> savestate

Displays:
VBoxManage.exe: error: Code E_FAIL (0x80004005) - Unspecified error (extended info not available)
VBoxManage.exe: error: Context: "LockMachine(a->session, LockType_Shared)" at line 101 of file VBoxManageControlVM.cpp

The pause option also displays the same error message. Other options may produce the same error message. This issue seems to have first appeared in Sept 2015, see https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=70975

Change History (1)

comment:1 by Frank Mehnert, 9 years ago

Just to be sure, you replace <vmname> by the actual name of the VM you are trying to savestate, correct?

Does it always fail for you this way? Please attach a VBox.log file of a VM which is running when you are trying to save it's state with VBoxManage.

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