830-toggle-autostart
#!/bin/bash
#
# Toggle individual VM autostart between on and off
#
if [ $UID -eq 0 ]; then
  echo "This script should NOT be run as root."
  exit 1
fi
#
# Source config file
if [ ! -f ~/.vbconfig ]; then
    echo "Config File ~/.vbconfig not found!"
    echo "Run: set-folders to create .vbconfig"
    exit 1
fi
. ~/.vbconfig
#
AUTOSTOPTYPE=savestate
# List VM's auto start status
$VB_BIN_LOC/820-list-autostart.bash
#
AS_ENA=
AS_DIS=
echo "
Enter the VM Name you like to toggle autostart. Enter null to Exit"
read -p "Enter VM Name: " VB_VM_NAME
while [[ ! $VB_VM_NAME == "" ]]; do
 
 
  VM_POWERED_OFF=`VBoxManage showvminfo ${VB_VM_NAME}|\
  grep State|grep -c "powered off"`
  if [ $VM_POWERED_OFF -eq 0 ]; then
    echo "VM $VB_VM_NAME is up or saved. Please power-down VM to change autostart settings"
  else
    CHK_AS=`VBoxManage showvminfo "${VB_VM_NAME}" | grep "Autostart Enabled:" | grep -c on`
    if [ $CHK_AS -eq 0 ]; then
      read -p "Auto start currently disabled on $VB_VM_NAME. Enable (y/n):" AS_ENA
    else
      read -p "Auto start currently enabled on $VB_VM_NAME. Disable (y/n):" AS_DIS
    fi
    if [[ $AS_ENA == "Y" || $AS_ENA == "y" ]]; then
      VBoxManage modifyvm ${VB_VM_NAME} --autostart-enabled on --autostop-type $AUTOSTOPTYPE
      echo "Auto start enabled for ${VB_VM_NAME}"
    fi
    if [[ $AS_DIS == "Y" || $AS_DIS == "y" ]]; then
      VBoxManage modifyvm ${VB_VM_NAME} --autostart-enabled off --autostop-type $AUTOSTOPTYPE
      echo "Auto start disabled for ${VB_VM_NAME}"
    fi
    unset AS_ENA
    unset AS_DIS
  fi
  read -p "Enter VM Name: " VB_VM_NAME
done
#
exit

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