Virtual machine has terminated unexpectedly during startup

Problem below is caused by running VBoxManage startvm when XWindows is not running.


[root@localhost ~]# VBoxManage startvm WebSphere7ND
VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 3.0.6
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Waiting for the remote session to open...
ERROR: Virtual machine 'WebSphere7ND' has terminated unexpectedly during startup
Details: code NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005), component Machine, interface IMachine, callee <NULL>

Solution

1. Start XWindows

or

2. Run in headless mode

VBoxManage startvm <Virtual Machine Name> -type headless

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