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NAME¶
VBoxService - x86 virtualization solution
SYNOPSIS¶
VBoxService [-f|--foreground] [-v|--verbose] [-l|--logfile <file>]
DESCRIPTION¶
- [-p|--pidfile <file>] [-i|--interval <seconds>] [--disable-<service>] [--enable-<service>] [--only-<service>] [-h|-?|--help] [--control-interval <ms>] [--timesync-interval <ms>] [--timesync-min-adjust <ms>] [--timesync-latency-factor <x>] [--timesync-max-latency <ms>] [--timesync-set-threshold <ms>] [--timesync-set-start|--timesync-no-set-start] [--timesync-set-on-restore|--timesync-no-set-on-restore] [--timesync-verbosity <level>] [--vminfo-interval <ms>] [--vminfo-user-idle-threshold <ms>]
OPTIONS¶
- -i | --interval
- The default interval.
- -f | --foreground
- Don't daemonize the program. For debugging.
- -l | --logfile <file>
- Enables logging to a file.
- -p | --pidfile <file>
- Write the process ID to a file.
- -v | --verbose
- Increment the verbosity level. For debugging.
- -V | --version
- Show version information.
- -h | -? | --help
- Show this message and exit with status 1.
Service-specific options:¶
- --enable-control
- Enables the control service. (default)
- --disable-control
- Disables the control service.
- --only-control
- Only enables the control service.
- --control-interval
- Specifies the interval at which to check for new control messages. The default is 1000 ms.
- --enable-timesync
- Enables the timesync service. (default)
- --disable-timesync
- Disables the timesync service.
- --only-timesync
- Only enables the timesync service.
- --timesync-interval
- Specifies the interval at which to synchronize the time with the host. The default is 10000 ms.
- --timesync-min-adjust
- The minimum absolute drift value measured in milliseconds to make adjustments for. The default is 1000 ms on OS/2 and 100 ms elsewhere.
- --timesync-latency-factor
- The factor to multiply the time query latency with to calculate the dynamic minimum adjust time. The default is 8 times.
- --timesync-max-latency
- The max host timer query latency to accept. The default is 250 ms.
- --timesync-set-threshold
- The absolute drift threshold, given as milliseconds, where to start setting the time instead of trying to adjust it. The default is 20 min.
- --timesync-set-start, --timesync-no-set-start
- Set the time when starting the time sync service. Default: --timesync-no-set-start
- --timesync-set-on-restore, --timesync-no-set-on-restore
- Whether to immediately set the time when the VM is restored or not. Default: --timesync-set-on-restore
- --timesync-verbosity
- Sets the verbosity level. Defaults to service wide verbosity level.
- --enable-vminfo
- Enables the vminfo service. (default)
- --disable-vminfo
- Disables the vminfo service.
- --only-vminfo
- Only enables the vminfo service.
- --vminfo-interval
- Specifies the interval at which to retrieve the VM information. The default is 10000 ms.
- --vminfo-user-idle-threshold <ms>
- Specifies the user idle threshold (in ms) for considering a guest user as being idle. The default is 5000 (5 seconds).
- --enable-cpuhotplug
- Enables the cpuhotplug service. (default)
- --disable-cpuhotplug
- Disables the cpuhotplug service.
- --only-cpuhotplug
- Only enables the cpuhotplug service.
- --enable-memballoon
- Enables the memballoon service. (default)
- --disable-memballoon
- Disables the memballoon service.
- --only-memballoon
- Only enables the memballoon service.
- --enable-vmstats
- Enables the vmstats service. (default)
- --disable-vmstats
- Disables the vmstats service.
- --only-vmstats
- Only enables the vmstats service.
- --enable-automount
- Enables the automount service. (default)
- --disable-automount
- Disables the automount service.
- --only-automount
- Only enables the automount service.
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April 2024 | VBoxService |