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-==== VirtualBox tips/tricks==== 
  
-==== Commonly-used commands ==== 
-To change between "not attached", NAT,Bridged,internal network and host olny adapter:  
-<code>VBoxManage modifyvm <uuid|name> [--nic<1-N> none|null|nat|bridged|intnet|hostonly]</code> 
-Set the boot order: 
-<code>VBoxManage modifyvm <uuid|name> [--boot<1-4> none|floppy|dvd|disk|net>]</code> 
-Add a shared folder: 
-<code>VBoxManage sharedfolder add <vmname>|<uuid> --name <name> --hostpath <hostpath> [--transient] [--readonly] </code> 
-Acpi Vm: 
-<code>VBoxManage controlvm  <uuid>|<name>pause|resume|reset|poweroff|savestate|acpipowerbutton|acpisleepbutton| </code> 
-Change rdp address: 
-<code>VBoxManage modifyvm <uuid|name> [--vrdpaddress <host>]</code> 
-Change the Authentication type:  
-<code>VBoxManage modifyvm <uuid|name> [--vrdpauthtype null|external|guest]</code> 
-**Note**: option "external" will limit access to individual users, The user will be required to use rdesktop-vrdp with username and password: 
-<code>rdesktop-vrdp -u <username> -p - <host ip address>:<vrdp port></code> 
-Change rdp port: 
-<code>VBoxManage modifyvm <uuid|name> [--vrdpport <port>]</code> 
-List all VMs in the server: 
-<code>VBoxManage list vms</code> 
-List all running VMs: 
-<code>VBoxManage list runningvms </code> 
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-PORT FORWARDING!! 
-<code>$ VBoxManage setextradata b3924a0c-70a1-4890-8dff-3cc308cdaf28 "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcnet/0/LUN#0/Config/ssh/HostPort" 2223 
-$ VBoxManage setextradata b3924a0c-70a1-4890-8dff-3cc308cdaf28 "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcnet/0/LUN#0/Config/ssh/GuestPort" 22 
-$ VBoxManage setextradata b3924a0c-70a1-4890-8dff-3cc308cdaf28 "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcnet/0/LUN#0/Config/ssh/Protocol" TCP</code> 
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-List guest properties: 
-<code> VBoxManage list -l  vms </code> 
-Note: All the guest parameters(configuration) are in <guestname>.xml