vboxinit

#!/bin/bash
#
#  vboxinit: auto start sessions when booting and save
#                sessions when host is stopped
#
#  Based on vboxtool. Only tested in Debian.
#
# Debian install:
# copy this script to /etc/init.d
# run:
# 	chmod u+rx /etc/init.d/vboxinit
# 	update-rc.d vboxinit defaults

### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          vboxinit
# Required-Start:    vboxdrv $local_fs
# Required-Stop:     vboxdrv $local_fs
# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
# Description:       Controls VirtualBox sessions
### END INIT INFO

. /etc/default/virtualbox

# Enable/disable service
if [ "${VBOXWEB_USER}" == "" ]; then
	exit 0
fi

# Check for VirtualBox binary path
if [ "$VBOX_BIN_PATH" != "" ]; then
   PATH = "$PATH:$VBOX_BIN_PATH";
fi

start()
{
	# Get all autostart machines
	MACHINES=$($su_command "VBoxManage list vms | awk '{ print \$NF }' | sed -e 's/[{}]//g'")
	for UUID in $MACHINES; do
		STARTUP=$($su_command "VBoxManage getextradata $UUID 'pvbx/startupMode'" | awk '{ print $NF }')
		if [ "${STARTUP}" == "auto" ]; then
			VMNAME=$($su_command "VBoxManage showvminfo $UUID | sed -n '0,/^Name:/s/^Name:[ \t]*//p'")
			echo "$0: starting machine ${VMNAME} ..."
			$su_command "VBoxManage startvm $UUID --type headless" >>/var/log/vb.log
		fi
	done
}

stop()
{
	# vms are saved, instead of stopped.
	MACHINES=$($su_command "VBoxManage list runningvms | awk '{ print \$NF }' | sed -e 's/[{}]//g'")
	for UUID in $MACHINES; do
		VMNAME=$($su_command "VBoxManage showvminfo $UUID | sed -n '0,/^Name:/s/^Name:[ \t]*//p'")
		echo "$0: saving machine ${VMNAME} state ..."
		$su_command "VBoxManage controlvm $UUID savestate" >>/var/log/vb.log
	done

}

status()
{
	$su_command "VBoxManage list runningvms"
}

restart()
{
	stop
	start
}


# Implementation of user control, execute several commands as another (predefined) user,
su_command="su - ${VBOXWEB_USER} -s /bin/bash -c"

#
# Check for a command line option
#
case "$1" in

	start)
		start
		;;
	stop)
		stop
  		;;
	status)
		status
		;;
	restart)
		restart
		;;
	*)
	    echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|status}"
	    exit 1
		;;
esac

exit 0