---
name: "VBoxService"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "virtualbox-guest-utils"
version: "4.3.36-dfsg-1+deb8u1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/VBoxService"
---

# VBoxService(8)

x86 virtualization solution

## NAME

VBoxService - x86 virtualization solution

## DESCRIPTION

### Usage:

- VBoxService

  \[-f\|--foreground\] \[-v\|--verbose\] \[-l\|--logfile \<file\>\] \[-i\|--interval \<seconds\>\] \[--disable-\<service\>\] \[--enable-\<service\>\] \[--only-\<service\>\] \[-h\|-?\|--help\] \[--control-interval \<ms\>\] \[--control-procs-max-kept \<x\>\] \[--control-procs-mem-std\[in\|out\|err\] \<KB\>\] \[--timesync-interval \<ms\>\] \[--timesync-min-adjust \<ms\>\] \[--timesync-latency-factor \<x\>\] \[--timesync-max-latency \<ms\>\] \[--timesync-set-threshold \<ms\>\] \[--timesync-set-start\] \[--timesync-set-on-restore 0\|1\] \[--vminfo-interval \<ms\>\]

## OPTIONS

- **-i** \| **--interval**

  The default interval.

- **-f** \| **--foreground**

  Don't daemonize the program. For debugging.

- **-l** \| **--logfile** \<file\>

  Enables logging to a file.

- **-v** \| **--verbose**

  Increment the verbosity level. For debugging.

- **-V** \| **--version**

  Show version information.

- **-h** \| -? \| **--help**

  Show this message and exit with status 1.

### Service-specific options:

- **--enable-control**

  Enables the control service. (default)

- **--disable-control**

  Disables the control service.

- **--only-control**

  Only enables the control service.

- **--control-interval**

  Specifies the interval at which to check for new control commands. The default is 1000 ms.

- **--control-procs-max-kept**

  Specifies how many started guest processes are kept into memory to work with. Default is 256.

- **--enable-timesync**

  Enables the timesync service. (default)

- **--disable-timesync**

  Disables the timesync service.

- **--only-timesync**

  Only enables the timesync service.

- **--timesync-interval**

  Specifies the interval at which to synchronize the time with the host. The default is 10000 ms.

- **--timesync-min-adjust**

  The minimum absolute drift value measured in milliseconds to make adjustments for. The default is 1000 ms on OS/2 and 100 ms elsewhere.

- **--timesync-latency-factor**

  The factor to multiply the time query latency with to calculate the dynamic minimum adjust time. The default is 8 times.

- **--timesync-max-latency**

  The max host timer query latency to accept. The default is 250 ms.

- **--timesync-set-threshold**

  The absolute drift threshold, given as milliseconds, where to start setting the time instead of trying to adjust it. The default is 20 min.

- **--timesync-set-start**

  Set the time when starting the time sync service.

- **--timesync-set-on-restore** 0\|1

  Immediately set the time when the VM was restored. 1 = set (default), 0 = don't set.

- **--enable-vminfo**

  Enables the vminfo service. (default)

- **--disable-vminfo**

  Disables the vminfo service.

- **--only-vminfo**

  Only enables the vminfo service.

- **--vminfo-interval**

  Specifies the interval at which to retrieve the VM information. The default is 10000 ms.

- **--enable-cpuhotplug**

  Enables the cpuhotplug service. (default)

- **--disable-cpuhotplug**

  Disables the cpuhotplug service.

- **--only-cpuhotplug**

  Only enables the cpuhotplug service.

- **--enable-memballoon**

  Enables the memballoon service. (default)

- **--disable-memballoon**

  Disables the memballoon service.

- **--only-memballoon**

  Only enables the memballoon service.

- **--enable-vmstats**

  Enables the vmstats service. (default)

- **--disable-vmstats**

  Disables the vmstats service.

- **--only-vmstats**

  Only enables the vmstats service.

- **--enable-automount**

  Enables the automount service. (default)

- **--disable-automount**

  Disables the automount service.

- **--only-automount**

  Only enables the automount service.

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