User`s guide

Configuring a Virtual Machine 179
Security Settings
You can set restrictions for performing some actions and make your virtual machine isolated
from your Mac using the Security Settings.
If you want isolate your virtual machine from Mac OS X, select the Isolate Mac from Windows
option (Isolate Mac from Linux for Linux virtual machines). This option disables all integration
features, including Shared Folders (p. 180), Shared Profile (p. 182), Shared Applications (p.
184), Internet Applications (p. 186), and SmartMount (p. 188). You will also not be able to copy
or move objects between the virtual machine and your Mac.
You can set restrictions on the following operations for non-administrator users:
 Exit full screen mode. An administrator's password will be required to exit the Full Screen
(p. 125) view mode.
 Change virtual machine state. An administrator's password will be required to start, stop (p.
117), suspend, or otherwise change the virtual machine state.
 Manage snapshots. An administrator's password will be required to create or delete a virtual
machine snapshot (p. 249), or revert to a snapshot.
If you want to prevent Virtual Machine Configuration from further unauthorized changes, click
the Lock icon
at the bottom of the window. The next time someone wants to change the
settings on any pane of Virtual Machine Configuration, an administrator's password will be
required.