User guide

prlctl Parameters 20
--start-as-user
administrator|owner|use
r:passwd
Specifies under which account the virtual machine is to be run:
 administrator: run the virtual machine as the Parallels
server administrator;
 owner: run the virtual machine as its owner;
 user: run the virtual machine as the specified user.
--applyconfig conf
The full path to the config.pvs configuration file of an
existing virtual machine you wish to base your virtual machine
on.
device_management_optio
ns
A group of parameters used to manage VM devices. Detailed
description of all available parameters is given in the next
subsection.
-v, --verbose number
Sets the verbosity level for the prlctl set command. The
greater number you specify, the more verbose output the
command will produce.
Device Management Parameters
The prlctl set command can be used to manage your virtual machine devices: hard disk
drives, CD-ROM drives, floppy disks, network cards, etc. The command syntax is as follows:
prlctl set <ID|name> --device-add <name> <options>
prlctl set <ID|name> --device-set <name> <options>
prlctl set <ID|name> --device-del <name>
All device-related parameters can be subdivided into the following categories:
 parameters related to managing VM hard disk drives;
 parameters related to managing VM DVD-ROM and CD-ROM drives;
 parameters related to managing VM network cards;
 parameters related to managing VM floppy disk drives;
 parameters related to managing VM USB (Universal Serial Bus) drives;
 parameters related to managing VM serial ports;
 parameters related to managing VM parallel ports;
 parameters related to managing VM sound cards.
Each group of parameters is explained in the following subsections in detail.
Note: All operations on virtual machine devices (adding, modifying, or removing a device) can
be performed on a stopped virtual machine only. An attempt to perform any of these operations
on a running virtual machine will result in error.