Virtal box machine as linux service

vboxservice

#!/bin/sh
#Manages VBox machines

if [ $# -ne 3 ]; then
	echo sudo -n -H -u USER $0 MACHINE SNAPSHOT {start|stop}
# -n - noninteractive
# -H - provide HOME variable (required by VBox communication link)
# -u - run as user (owns VM)
fi

VM="$1"
shift
SNAPSHOT="$1"
shift


case $1 in
	start)
		VBoxManage snapshot "$VM" restore "$SNAPSHOT"
		VBoxManage startvm "$VM" --type headless
	;;
	stop)
		VBoxManage controlvm "$VM" poweroff
	;;
esac