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VirtualBox Setup with Autostart on boot

I wanted to post how I to setup Oracle VirtualBox with VM (Virtual Machine) Autostart, Resolved Screen Resolutions Issues, etc.  This is all being done on the Ubuntu 14.04.1 Linux OS.

 

1.  Install Oracle Virtualbox

2. Install Guest Plugins

http://askubuntu.com/questions/451805/screen-resolution-problem-with-ubuntu-14-04-and-virtualbox
If you have troubles with your VM Screen Resolution after the guest installs please read the next post down about adding Additional Drivers.
3. Setting a Static IP For each VM that requires it

Set adapter one in the VM settings to “Bridged” and setting the static IP in the OS installed
OR… http://coding4streetcred.com/blog/post/VirtualBox-Configuring-Static-IPs-for-VMs
4. Setup VM Autostart shell script on boot and Permissions

Create your script using the following terminal command sudo nano /etc/init.d/StartVMs
Include the following text in the start-up script
#!/bin/sh
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:        StartVMs
# Required-Start:    $local_fs $network $named $time $syslog
# Required-Stop:    $local_fs $network $named $time $syslog
# Default-Start:    2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:        0 1 6
# Description:        Starts all VMs
### END INIT INFO

VMUSER=userName

case "$1" in
  start)
    echo "Starting VM's"
    # Repeat the next Line for each VM
    sudo -H -b -u $VMUSER VBoxHeadless --startvm "virtualMachineName"
    ;;
  stop)
    echo "Shutting Down VM's"
    # Repeat the next Line for each VM
    sudo -H -b -u $VMUSER VBoxManage controlvm "virtualMachineName" savestate
    ;;
  *)
    echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/StartVMs {start|stop}"
    exit 1
    ;;
esac

exit 0
Give the script executable permissions
sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/StartVMs
Setup the system to run on startup
Optional: Set script to start last (99) on startup and shutdown first on (shutdown)
sudo update-rc.d StartVMs defaults 99 01