Comments on: How to Setup and Manage VMs on a Headless VirtualBox Server https://linuxiac.com/how-to-setup-and-manage-remote-virtualbox-headless-server/ All things Linux & Open Source Wed, 29 Jan 2025 09:52:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Paul https://linuxiac.com/how-to-setup-and-manage-remote-virtualbox-headless-server/#comment-65018 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 09:52:12 +0000 https://linuxiac.com/?p=46770#comment-65018 Great article – agree with comment below that vbox user needs a shell too.Also I had to set ownership of /var/log/vbox to vbox:vboxusers or the vboxweb service stops after a few seconds (as it can't write to the log file).

]]> By: LaZyDayZ https://linuxiac.com/how-to-setup-and-manage-remote-virtualbox-headless-server/#comment-39042 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 18:57:57 +0000 https://linuxiac.com/?p=46770#comment-39042 Great article and worked flawlessly on ubuntu 22.04 and virtualbox 7.08
A follow-up guide to Auto Starting a VM at boot would be awesome as I followed your instructions easily.

Thank you

]]> By: Roman T https://linuxiac.com/how-to-setup-and-manage-remote-virtualbox-headless-server/#comment-36288 Sat, 18 Mar 2023 23:16:03 +0000 https://linuxiac.com/?p=46770#comment-36288 This article is very useful. However, it does not quite work as written, at least on debian 11 host. The suggested method to create user ‘vbox’ sets it up with /bin/false as shell, which means no shell. However, when the service starts, a shell is required by the startup script. I had to change the shell to be the normal /usr/bash and then the service started. Note that the service reports correct startup with the original method even though it does not actually start.
So, instead of
sudo useradd -m -d /home/vbox -g vboxusers -s /bin/false vbox
I had to use
sudo useradd -m -d /home/vbox -g vboxusers -s /bin/bash vbox

Thank you!

]]> By: Hibba https://linuxiac.com/how-to-setup-and-manage-remote-virtualbox-headless-server/#comment-35836 Sat, 04 Mar 2023 13:23:51 +0000 https://linuxiac.com/?p=46770#comment-35836 ufw allow 3389:4389/tcp
ufw allow 3389:4389/udp

If not set this is necessary to get RDP “guest display” to work.

]]> By: Christos https://linuxiac.com/how-to-setup-and-manage-remote-virtualbox-headless-server/#comment-34349 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 15:46:31 +0000 https://linuxiac.com/?p=46770#comment-34349 RemoteBox does not connect to VirtualBox. Just goes away after clicking connect with not error of any kind.

]]> By: Mchael Cooper https://linuxiac.com/how-to-setup-and-manage-remote-virtualbox-headless-server/#comment-32145 Tue, 22 Nov 2022 07:07:50 +0000 https://linuxiac.com/?p=46770#comment-32145 In reply to Bobby Borisov.

Thank you Bobby, I appreciate the help. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

]]> By: Bobby Borisov https://linuxiac.com/how-to-setup-and-manage-remote-virtualbox-headless-server/#comment-32117 Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:39:12 +0000 https://linuxiac.com/?p=46770#comment-32117 In reply to Michael Cooper.

Hi Michael,

There are no stupid questions. 🙂
RemoteBox must be installed on your desktop pc/laptop from which you will remotely connect to the VirtualBox headless server.

Best,
Bobby

]]> By: Michael Cooper https://linuxiac.com/how-to-setup-and-manage-remote-virtualbox-headless-server/#comment-32115 Mon, 21 Nov 2022 10:40:15 +0000 https://linuxiac.com/?p=46770#comment-32115 Hello Bobby,

Great article thank you so much for your hard work. I have a question though. Where does the (Step 4: Install RemoteBox) get installed? On the Virtualbox server? On the Client (My PC)? I know it’s a stupid question but I don’t want to assume anything.

Thank you again,
Michael

]]> By: James W Krych https://linuxiac.com/how-to-setup-and-manage-remote-virtualbox-headless-server/#comment-29983 Sun, 02 Oct 2022 20:50:20 +0000 https://linuxiac.com/?p=46770#comment-29983 This is the error I am getting:
*** unhandled exception in callback:
*** Can’t locate object method “format_secondary_markup” via package “Gtk3::MessageDialog” at /home/centurion030/RemoteBox-3.1/share/remotebox/rbox_err.pl line 143.

]]> By: James W Krych https://linuxiac.com/how-to-setup-and-manage-remote-virtualbox-headless-server/#comment-29974 Sun, 02 Oct 2022 20:04:55 +0000 https://linuxiac.com/?p=46770#comment-29974 Everything seems good except trying to add an iso image. I click add and no other menu option shows.

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