General Syntax
The prlctl utility is used to perform administration tasks on virtual machines. The utility supports a full range of tasks from creating and administering virtual machines to getting statistics and generating problem reports.
Syntax
prlctl <command> <vm_ID|vm_name> [options ] [-v, --verbose <number> ] [--timeout <sec> ]
[-l, --login [user [:passwd ]@]server [-p, --read-passwd <file> ]]
Options
Name
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Description
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<command>
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The name of the command to execute.
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<vm_ID|vm_name>
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The ID or name of the virtual machine to perform the operation on. To obtain the list of the available virtual machines, use the prlctl list command.
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options
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Command options. See individual commands for available options.
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-v, --verbose <number>
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Enables verbose output. The greater the <number>, the higher is the verbosity.
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-l, --login [user [:passwd ]@]server ]
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Connect to a remote server server with the specified credentials. If this flag is omitted, the prlctl command is assumed to be run locally.
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-p, --read-passwd <file>
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Use the password from the file <file> to log in to a remote server, other credentials being specified with the --login option.
The --read-passwd option can be specified multiple times in order to form a password stack for operations requiring multiple passwords.
Each password must be supplied in a separate file.
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Remarks
To display help, enter prlctl without any options.
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