id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc	guest	host
12776	Execution of  root/admin processes on Linux Guest FAILED	localhoster		"I can't run the root process on guest via guestcontrol.

Example:
{{{
C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage guestcontrol linux execute --wait-st
dout --username=test --password=123 --verbose --image /sbin/poweroff -- -p
}}}
'''
Opening guest session as user 'test' ...[[BR]]
Waiting for guest session to start ...[[BR]]
Guest session (ID 11) has been started[[BR]]
Starting guest process ...[[BR]]
Process '/sbin/poweroff' (PID 1848) started[[BR]]
Process terminated[[BR]]
Exit code=1 (Status=500 [successfully terminated])[[BR]]
Closing guest session ...[[BR]]
'''

And nothing happen! [[BR]]
User ""test"" in root and adm groups! [[BR]]
I also tried this:
{{{
 C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage guestcontrol linux execute --wait-stdout --username=test --password=123 --verbose --image /usr/bin/sudo -- poweroff -p
}}}
But result the same.[[BR]]
Tested with other superuser processes.[[BR]]

"	defect	closed	guest control	VirtualBox 4.3.8	worksforme	sbin, root, superuser		Linux	all