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<refentry id="vboxmanage-unattended" lang="en">
<refentryinfo>
<pubdate>$Date: 2025-06-27 17:15:52 +0200 (Fri, 27 Jun 2025) $</pubdate>
<title>VBoxManage unattended</title>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>VBoxManage-unattended</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>VBoxManage-unattended</refname>
<refpurpose>unattended guest OS installation</refpurpose>
<refclass>&product-name;</refclass>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-unattended-detect"> <!-- The 'id' is mandatory and must start with 'synopsis-'. -->
<command>VBoxManage unattended detect</command>
<arg choice="req">--iso=<replaceable>install-iso</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--machine-readable</arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-unattended-install"> <!-- The 'id' is mandatory and must start with 'synopsis-'. -->
<command>VBoxManage unattended install</command>
<group choice="req">
<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
</group>
<arg choice="req">--iso=<replaceable>install-iso</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--user=<replaceable>login</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--user-password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--user-password-file=<replaceable>file</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--admin-password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--admin-password-file=<replaceable>file</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--full-user-name=<replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--key=<replaceable>product-key</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--install-additions</arg>
<arg>--no-install-additions</arg>
<arg>--additions-iso=<replaceable>add-iso</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--install-txs</arg>
<arg>--no-install-txs</arg>
<arg>--validation-kit-iso=<replaceable>testing-iso</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--locale=<replaceable>ll_CC</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--country=<replaceable>CC</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--time-zone=<replaceable>tz</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--proxy=<replaceable>url</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--hostname=<replaceable>fqdn</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--package-selection-adjustment=<replaceable>keyword</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--dry-run</arg>
<arg>--auxiliary-base-path=<replaceable>path</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--image-index=<replaceable>number</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--script-template=<replaceable>file</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--post-install-template=<replaceable>file</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--post-install-command=<replaceable>command</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--extra-install-kernel-parameters=<replaceable>params</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--language=<replaceable>lang</replaceable></arg>
<arg>--start-vm=<replaceable>session-type</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1 id="vboxmanage-unattended-description">
<title>Description</title>
<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-unattended-detect">
<title>unattended detect</title>
<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
<para>
Detects the guest operating system (OS) on the specified installation ISO
and displays the result. This can be used as input when creating a VM for
the ISO to be installed in.
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--iso=<replaceable>install-iso</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>The installation ISO to run the detection on.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--machine-readable</option></term>
<listitem><para>Produce output that is simpler to parse from a script.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect2>
<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-unattended-install">
<title>unattended install</title>
<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
<para>
Reconfigures the specified VM for installation and optionally starts it up.
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><option><replaceable>uuid</replaceable> | <replaceable>vmname</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>Either the UUID or the name (case sensitive) of a VM.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--iso=<replaceable>install-iso</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>The installation ISO to run the detection on.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--user=<replaceable>login</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>The login name. (default: vboxuser)</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--user-password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>The user login password. This is used for the user given by <option>--user</option>
(default: changeme)</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--user-password-file=<replaceable>file</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>Alternative to <option>--user-password</option> for providing the user password. Special filename
<computeroutput>stdin</computeroutput> can be used to read the password from standard input.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--admin-password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>The admin / root login password. If not specified, the password from <option>--user-password</option>
will be used.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--admin-password-file=<replaceable>file</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>Alternative to <option>--admin-password</option> for providing the admin / root password. Special filename
<computeroutput>stdin</computeroutput> can be used to read the password from standard input.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--full-user-name=<replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>The full user name. (default: --user)</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--key=<replaceable>product-key</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>The guest OS product key. Not all guest OSes requires this.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--install-additions</option>, <option>--no-install-additions</option></term>
<listitem><para>Whether to install the VirtualBox guest additions. (default: --no-install-additions)</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--additions-iso=<replaceable>add-iso</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>Path to the VirtualBox guest additions ISO. (default: installed/downloaded GAs)</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--install-txs</option>, <option>--no-install-txs</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>Whether to install the Test eXecution Service (TXS) from the VirtualBox ValidationKit.
This is useful when preparing VMs for testing or similar. (default: --no-install-txs)</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--validation-kit-iso=<replaceable>testing-iso</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>Path to the VirtualBox ValidationKit ISO. This is required if <option>--install-txs</option>
is specified. </para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--locale=<replaceable>ll_CC</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>The base locale specification for the guest, like en_US, de_CH, or nn_NO. (default: host or en_US)</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--country=<replaceable>CC</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>The two letter country code if it differs from the specified by <option>--location</option>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--time-zone=<replaceable>tz</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>The time zone to set up the guest OS with. (default: host time zone or UTC)</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--proxy=<replaceable>url</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>Proxy URL to use.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--hostname=<replaceable>fqdn</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>The fully qualified domain name of the guest machine.
(default: <replaceable>vmname</replaceable>.myguest.virtualbox.org)</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--package-selection-adjustment=<replaceable>keyword</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>Adjustments to the guest OS packages/components selection. This can be specified more than once. Currently
the only recognized keyword is <computeroutput>minimal</computeroutput> which triggers a minimal installation for
some of the guest OSes.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--dry-run</option></term>
<listitem><para>Do not create any files or make any changes to the VM configuration.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--start-vm=<replaceable>session-type</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>Start the VM using the front end given by <replaceable>session-type</replaceable>. This is the same as
the <option>--type</option> option for the <computeroutput>startvm</computeroutput> command, but we have add
<computeroutput>none</computeroutput> for indicating that the VM should not be started.
(default: <computeroutput>none</computeroutput>)</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>Advanced options:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--auxiliary-base-path=<replaceable>path</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>The path prefix to the media related files generated for the installation.
(default: <replaceable>vm-config-dir</replaceable>/Unattended-<replaceable>vm-uuid</replaceable>-)</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--image-index=<replaceable>number</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>Windows installation image index. (default: 1)</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--script-template=<replaceable>file</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>The unattended installation script template. (default: IMachine::OSTypeId dependent)</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--post-install-template=<replaceable>file</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>The post installation script template. (default: IMachine::OSTypeId dependent)</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--post-install-command=<replaceable>command</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>A single command to run after the installation is completed. The exact format and exactly
when this is run is guest OS installer dependent.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--extra-install-kernel-parameters=<replaceable>params</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
List of extra Linux kernel parameters to use during the installation. (default: IMachine::OSTypeId dependent)
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--language=<replaceable>lang</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Specifies the UI language for a Windows installation. The <replaceable>lang</replaceable> is
generally of the form {ll}-{CC}. See the detectedOSLanguages results from <command>VBoxManage unattended detect</command>.
(default: detectedOSLanguages[0])</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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