Show configuration information or log file contents for a virtual machine.
The VBoxManage showvminfo command outputs configuration information or log file contents for a specified virtual machine (VM).
VBoxManage showvminfo < uuid | vmname > [--details] [--machinereadable] [--password-id] [--password]
The VBoxManage showvminfo command outputs information about the specified VM in a detailed format or in a machine-readable format.
The VBoxManage showvminfo command shows the same information for the specified VM in the same format as the VBoxManage list vms --long command.
--details
Includes detailed information about the VM.
--machinereadable
Specifies that the VM information be in a machine-readable format.
--password-id id
Specifies password id of the VM if it is encrypted.
--password file|-
Specifies password of the VM if it is encrypted. Either
specify the absolute pathname of a password file on the
host operating system, or - to prompt
you for the password.
VBoxManage showvminfo < uuid | vmname > <--log=index> [--password-id id] [--password file|-]
The VBoxManage showvminfo --log command outputs the contents of one of the specified VM's log files.
--log=index
Specifies a numerical index that identifies the log file.
The index value starts at 0, which
indicates the VBox.log file. An index
value of 1 indicates the
VBoxHardening.log file. Index values
starting at 2 indicate other log files,
such as the VBox.log.1 file.
--password-id id
Specifies password id of the VM if it is encrypted.
--password file|-
Specifies password of the VM if it is encrypted. Either
specify the absolute pathname of a password file on the
host operating system, or - to prompt
you for the password.
The following example shows typical output for this command:
$ VBoxManage showvminfo "Windows 10"
VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version version-number
Copyright (C) 2005-2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates
Name: Windows 10
Groups: /
Guest OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
UUID: 1bf3464d-57c6-4d49-92a9-a5cc3816b7e7
Config file: /home/username/VirtualBox VMs/Windows 10/Windows 10.vbox
Snapshot folder: /home/username/VirtualBox VMs/Windows 10/Snapshots
Log folder: /home/username/VirtualBox VMs/Windows 10/Logs
Hardware UUID: 1bf3464d-57c6-4d49-92a9-a5cc3816b7e7
Memory size: 2048MB
Page Fusion: off
VRAM size: 12MB
CPU exec cap: 100%
...
The following example shows the information output in a
machine-readable format, which shows the entries as a
property=value
string:
$ VBoxManage showvminfo "Windows 10" --machinereadable ... groups="/" ostype="Windows 10 (64-bit)" UUID="1bf3464d-57c6-4d49-92a9-a5cc3816b7e7" ...
The following example shows the contents of the
VBox.log log file:
$ VBoxManage showvminfo "Windows 10" --log 0 00:00:02.895106 VirtualBox VM 6.0.0_RC1 r127378 linux.amd64 (Dec 10 2018 17:16:06) release log 00:00:02.895109 Log opened 2018-12-14T14:31:44.088259000Z 00:00:02.895111 Build Type: release 00:00:02.895115 OS Product: Linux 00:00:02.895117 OS Release: 4.1.12-61.1.22.el7uek.x86_64 00:00:02.895119 OS Version: #2 SMP Fri Dec 2 09:28:44 PST 2016 ...