Ubuntu 11.04 VirtualBox 4.1.2 Startup headless

Regardless of if you create a new VM or import an old one, you can start it with the command:

VBoxHeadless --startvm "Ubuntu 11.04 Server"

To stop a VM, run

VBoxManage controlvm "Ubuntu 11.04 Server" poweroff

To pause a VM, run

VBoxManage controlvm "Ubuntu 11.04 Server" pause

To reset a VM, run

VBoxManage controlvm "Ubuntu 11.04 Server" reset

To learn more about VBoxHeadless, take a look at

VBoxHeadless --help

Star headless on terminal with nohup  command:

nohup VBoxHeadless --startvm "Ubuntu 11.04 Server" &