Adding upstream version 7.0.14-dfsg.upstream/7.0.14-dfsg

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!--
+    manpage, user manual, usage: VBoxManage unattended
+-->
+<!--
+    Copyright (C) 2006-2023 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.
+
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+    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.
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+
+    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: 2023-01-17 15:15:46 +0100 (Tue, 17 Jan 2023) $</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>
+