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diff --git a/doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-unattended.xml b/doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-unattended.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..14ee4d0a --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-unattended.xml @@ -0,0 +1,256 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!-- + manpage, user manual, usage: VBoxManage unattended +--> +<!-- + Copyright (C) 2006-2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates. + + This file is part of VirtualBox base platform packages, as + available from https://www.virtualbox.org. + + This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License + as published by the Free Software Foundation, in version 3 of the + License. + + This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but + WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License + along with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses>. + + SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only +--> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd"[ +<!ENTITY % all.entities SYSTEM "all-entities.ent"> +%all.entities; +]> +<refentry id="vboxmanage-unattended" lang="en"> + <refentryinfo> + <pubdate>$Date: 2022-08-22 19:43:14 +0200 (Mon, 22 Aug 2022) $</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> + <arg choice="req"><replaceable>uuid|vmname</replaceable></arg> + <arg choice="req">--iso=<replaceable>install-iso</replaceable></arg> + <arg>--user=<replaceable>login</replaceable></arg> + <arg>--password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></arg> + <arg>--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>--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> + <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><replaceable>uuid|vmname</replaceable></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>--password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem> + <para>The login password. This is used for the user given by <option>--user</option> as well as the + root/administrator user. (default: changeme)</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--password-file=<replaceable>file</replaceable></option></term> + <listitem> + <para>Alternative to <option>--password</option> for providing the 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-addations)</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>--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 specfied 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 on the form {ll}-{CC}. See detectedOSLanguages results from <command>VBoxManage unattended detect</command>. + (default: detectedOSLanguages[0])</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + </variablelist> + </refsect2> + + </refsect1> +</refentry> + |