Start Virtualbox VMs on boot

startvms.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Run as root

touch /etc/init.d/startvms
chmod +x /etc/init.d/startvms
update-rc.d startvms defaults 99 01
cat <<'EOF' >> /etc/init.d/startvms
#! /bin/sh
# /etc/init.d/startvms
#

#Edit these variables!
VMUSER=username
VMNAME="My VM Name"

case "$1" in
  start)
    echo "Starting VirtualBox VM..."
    sudo -H -b -u $VMUSER /usr/bin/VBoxHeadless -s "$VMNAME"
    ;;
  stop)
    echo "Saving state of Virtualbox VM..."
    sudo -H -u  $VMUSER /usr/bin/VBoxManage controlvm "$VMNAME" savestate
    ;;
  *)
    echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/startvms {start|stop}"
    exit 1
    ;;
esac

exit 0
EOF
vim /etc/init.d/starvms