VirtualBox

Opened 8 years ago

Last modified 21 months ago

#16093 new defect

Startvm --type headless on detached guest -> show window

Reported by: scottgus1bug Owned by:
Component: other Version: VirtualBox 5.1.8
Keywords: Cc:
Guest type: other Host type: other

Description

After one starts a guest in Headless/Detachable mode and hides the window, this command can show the window:

Vboxmanage startvm "vmname" --type separate

At present there is no way to hide the guest's window again with the command line. I propose adding this ability to:

Vboxmanage startvm "vmname" --type headless

At present (version 5.1.6) this command run against a running guest started in Detachable mode throws an error. Under this enhancement the "--type headless" command would show the guest window if it has been hidden, and do nothing if the window is already showing.

Change History (3)

comment:1 by scottgus1bug, 8 years ago

Sorry, that last sentence should have been:

Under this enhancement the "--type headless" command would hide the guest window if it is showing, and do nothing if the window is already hidden.

comment:2 by milliways, 5 years ago

Would it be possible to resurrect this request? I have a need to attach/detach the GUI from a VM from the command line, and while I can start a VM headless/separate and attach the GUI, I can't detach the GUI from the command line.

comment:3 by SempaiPrague, 21 months ago

Dear, Is this feature in the pipeline? It would be useful to have a Vboxmanage command to detatch a GUI.

Last edited 21 months ago by SempaiPrague (previous) (diff)
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