vboxmanage init.d script

startbox

SERVICENAME=VirtualBox
VIRTUALMACHINE="Linux Server"
#echo "VirtualBox Virtual Machine details"
#echo "=================================="
#echo "VIRTUALMACHINE=$VIRTUALMACHINE"
VMSTATUS=`VBoxManage list runningvms | grep "$VIRTUALMACHINE" | wc -l`
PIDFILE="/var/run/$SERVICENAME-$VIRTUALMACHINE.pid"

# Check for missing binaries
VIRTUALBOX_BIN=/usr/bin/VBoxHeadless
VIRTUALBOX_CONTROL_BIN=/usr/bin/VBoxManage
test -x $VIRTUALBOX_BIN || -x $VIRTUALBOX_CONTROL_BIN || { echo "$VIRTUALBOX_BIN or $VIRTUALBOX_CONTROL_BIN not installed";
if [ "$1" = "stop" ]; then exit 0;
else exit 5; fi; }

# Check for existence of needed config file and read it
VIRTUALMACHINE_CONFIG="/etc/virtualbox/$VIRTUALMACHINE.xml"
#echo "VIRTUALMACHINE_CONFIG=$VIRTUALMACHINE_CONFIG"
#echo " "
test -r "$VIRTUALMACHINE_CONFIG" || { echo "$VIRTUALMACHINE_CONFIG does not exist";
if [ "$1" = "stop" ]; then exit 0;
else exit 6; fi; }

case "$1" in
   start)
      echo -n "Starting $SERVICENAME: $VIRTUALMACHINE "
      if [ $VMSTATUS = "1" ]; then echo "ALREADY RUNNING"; exit 2; else echo ""; fi;
      ## Start daemon with start-stop-daemon. If this fails the return value is set appropriately by start-stop-daemon.
      start-stop-daemon --background --make-pidfile --pidfile "$PIDFILE" --start --exec $VIRTUALBOX_BIN -- -s "$VIRTUALMACHINE"
      ;;
   stop)
      echo "ACPI power button depression sent to Virtual Machine."
      echo -n "Shutting down $SERVICENAME: $VIRTUALMACHINE "
      if [ $VMSTATUS = "0" ]; then echo "NOT RUNNING"; exit 2; else echo ""; fi;
      VBoxManage controlvm "$VIRTUALMACHINE" acpipowerbutton
      echo -n "Please wait for shutdown to complete: "
      while [ `VBoxManage list runningvms | grep "$VIRTUALMACHINE" | wc -l` != "0" ]
      do
        echo -n "."
        sleep 2
      done
      echo "Done"
      rm -f "$PIDFILE"
      ;;
   force-stop)
      echo "This is a very harsh way of managing the machines, please shut them down using SSH or RDP"
      echo -n "Shutting down $SERVICENAME: $VIRTUALMACHINE"
      if [ $VMSTATUS = "0" ]; then echo "NOT RUNNING"; exit 2; else echo ""; fi;
      while [ `$VIRTUALBOX_CONTROL_BIN list runningvms | grep "$VIRTUALMACHINE" | wc -l` != "0" ]
      do
        echo -n "."
        result=`$VIRTUALBOX_CONTROL_BIN controlvm "$VIRTUALMACHINE" poweroff`
        sleep 1
      done
      echo "Done"
      ;;
   restart)
      ## Stop the service and regardless of whether it was running or not, start it again.
      $0 stop
      $0 start
      ;;
   status)
      echo -n "Checking for service $SERVICENAME : "
      if [ $VMSTATUS = "1" ]; then echo "RUNNING";
      else echo "NOT RUNNING"; fi;
      #VBoxManage showvminfo "$VIRTUALMACHINE"
      ;;
   *)
      ## If no parameters are given, print which are avaiable.
      echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|force-stop|status|restart}"
      echo " "
      exit 1
      ;;
esac
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echo " "