%all.entities; ]> $Date: 2023-04-21 21:59:02 +0000 (Fri, 21 Apr 2023) $ VBoxManage-registervm 1 VBoxManage-registervm register a virtual machine &product-name; VBoxManage registervm filename --password file The VBoxManage registervm command enables you to create a virtual machine (VM) by importing an XML machine configuration file into &product-name;. The VM cannot have the same UUID as a VM that is already registered in &product-name;. Ensure that the XML machine configuration file is in the machines folder prior to registration. When you use the VBoxManage createvm command to create a VM, you can specify the --register option to register the VM. filename Specifies the XML machine configuration file. This file has the .vbox file extension. --password Use the --password to supply the encryption password of the VM. Either specify the absolute pathname of a password file on the host operating system, or - to prompt you for the password on the command line. The following command registers a VM called vm2. The XML machine configuration file for the VM is located in the default machines folder. $ VBoxManage registervm "/home/user/VirtualBox VMs/vm2/vm2.vbox" ,