Hi, I have a problem starting a VM on boot using systemd, I searched the forums and followed this thread - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2326419.
This is my service file.
This is the output of sudo systemctl status vbox3cx
It says active but it hasn't launched! If I restart the service then it launches correctly.
I don't understand why it works when I restart as using same service file, any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Cheers,
Tim
This is my service file.
Code:
# vbox.service[Unit]
Description=VBox Headless Virtual Machine Service
## Optional, but note this:
# Requires=systemd-modules-load.service
# After=systemd-modules-load.service
[Service]
## This was the original setting, which only worked for the OP on CLI:
#Type=simple
## The following chaange let it start at boot:
Type=idle
User=tim
Group=vboxusers
ExecStart=/usr/bin/VBoxHeadless --startvm "3cxpbx"
## next could also be turned off as savestate
ExecStop=/usr/bin/VBoxManage controlvm "3cxpbx" poweroff
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.targetCode:
● vbox3cx.service - VBox Headless Virtual Machine Service
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/vbox3cx.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Thu 2017-07-13 09:40:24 BST; 8min ago
Main PID: 919 (VBoxHeadless)
CGroup: /system.slice/vbox3cx.service
├─ 919 /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxHeadless --startvm 3cxpbx
├─1144 /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxXPCOMIPCD
├─1166 /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxSVC --auto-shutdown
└─1736 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start --log-target=syslog
Jul 13 09:40:24 tim-Ubuntu-Server systemd[1]: Started VBox Headless Virtual Machine Service.
Jul 13 09:41:06 tim-Ubuntu-Server pulseaudio[1736]: [pulseaudio] server-lookup.c: Unable to contact D-Bus: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NotSupported: Unable to autolaunch a dbus-da
Jul 13 09:41:06 tim-Ubuntu-Server pulseaudio[1736]: [pulseaudio] main.c: Unable to contact D-Bus: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NotSupported: Unable to autolaunch a dbus-daemon with
Jul 13 09:41:30 tim-Ubuntu-Server pulseaudio[1736]: [pulseaudio] bluez5-util.c: GetManagedObjects() failed: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Did not receive a reply. Possible
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● vbox3cx.service - VBox Headless Virtual Machine Service
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/vbox3cx.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Thu 2017-07-13 10:09:14 BST; 2min 13s ago
Process: 5863 ExecStop=/usr/bin/VBoxManage controlvm 3cxpbx poweroff (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 5884 (VBoxHeadless)
CGroup: /system.slice/vbox3cx.service
├─5884 /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxHeadless --startvm 3cxpbx
├─5898 /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxXPCOMIPCD
├─5903 /usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxSVC --auto-shutdown
└─5940 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start --log-target=syslog
Jul 13 10:09:14 tim-Ubuntu-Server systemd[1]: Started VBox Headless Virtual Machine Service.
Jul 13 10:09:15 tim-Ubuntu-Server pulseaudio[5940]: [pulseaudio] server-lookup.c: Unable to contact D-Bus: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NotSupported: Unable to autolaunch a dbus-da
Jul 13 10:09:15 tim-Ubuntu-Server pulseaudio[5940]: [pulseaudio] main.c: Unable to contact D-Bus: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NotSupported: Unable to autolaunch a dbus-daemon with
Jul 13 10:09:40 tim-Ubuntu-Server pulseaudio[5940]: [pulseaudio] bluez5-util.c: GetManagedObjects() failed: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Did not receive a reply. Possible
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~Thanks in advance,
Cheers,
Tim