Package: virtualbox-guest-utils
Version: 5.0.24-dfsg-2
Severity: normal
File: /usr/sbin/VBoxService
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Sometimes when I boot my VM, the virtualbox-guest-utils service fails.
It appears to start and then immediately exit with status 0.
$ systemctl status virtualbox-guest-utils
● virtualbox-guest-utils.service - VirtualBox Guest Additions
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/virtualbox-guest-utils.service; enabled;
vendor preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: start-limit-hit) since Mon 2016-08-08 16:35:24 BST;
7s ago
Docs: man:VboxService(8)
Process: 4105 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/VBoxService (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Main PID: 4108 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Aug 08 16:35:24 wintermute systemd[1]: virtualbox-guest-utils.service: Service
hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
Aug 08 16:35:24 wintermute systemd[1]: Stopped VirtualBox Guest Additions.
Aug 08 16:35:24 wintermute systemd[1]: virtualbox-guest-utils.service: Start
request repeated too quickly.
Aug 08 16:35:24 wintermute systemd[1]: Failed to start VirtualBox Guest
Additions.
Aug 08 16:35:24 wintermute systemd[1]: virtualbox-guest-utils.service: Unit
entered failed state.
Aug 08 16:35:24 wintermute systemd[1]: virtualbox-guest-utils.service: Failed
with result 'start-limit-hit'.
Launching VBoxService -vvvvv produces the following:
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute systemd[1]: Starting VirtualBox Guest Additions...
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5049]: VBoxService 5.0.24_Debian r108355
(verbosity: 5) linux.amd64 (Jun 30 2016 08:54:14) release log
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5049]: 00:00:00.000058 main Log
opened 2016-08-08T15:41:58.695068000Z
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5049]: 00:00:00.000190 main OS
Product: Linux
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5049]: 00:00:00.000231 main OS
Release: 4.6.0-1-amd64
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5049]: 00:00:00.000265 main OS
Version: #1 SMP Debian 4.6.4-1 (2016-07-18)
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5049]: 00:00:00.000298 main
Executable: /usr/sbin/VBoxService
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5049]: 00:00:00.000299 main Process
ID: 5049
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5049]: 00:00:00.000300 main Package
type: LINUX_64BITS_GENERIC (OSE)
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5049]: 00:00:00.002396 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-interval not found
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5049]: 00:00:00.002713 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-min-adjust not found
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5049]: 00:00:00.003020 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-latency-factor not found
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5049]: 00:00:00.003315 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-max-latency not found
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5049]: 00:00:00.003605 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-set-threshold not found
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5049]: 00:00:00.003898 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-set-start not found
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5049]: 00:00:00.004191 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-set-on-restore not found
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5049]: 00:00:00.004660 main
5.0.24_Debian r108355 started. Verbose level = 5
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5049]: 00:00:00.004724 main
Daemonizing...
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute systemd[1]: Started VirtualBox Guest Additions.
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute systemd[1]: virtualbox-guest-utils.service: Service
hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute systemd[1]: Stopped VirtualBox Guest Additions.
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute systemd[1]: Starting VirtualBox Guest Additions...
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5066]: VBoxService 5.0.24_Debian r108355
(verbosity: 5) linux.amd64 (Jun 30 2016 08:54:14) release log
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5066]: 00:00:00.000112 main Log
opened 2016-08-08T15:41:58.964933000Z
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5066]: 00:00:00.000313 main OS
Product: Linux
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5066]: 00:00:00.000401 main OS
Release: 4.6.0-1-amd64
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5066]: 00:00:00.000479 main OS
Version: #1 SMP Debian 4.6.4-1 (2016-07-18)
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5066]: 00:00:00.000557 main
Executable: /usr/sbin/VBoxService
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5066]: 00:00:00.000560 main Process
ID: 5066
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5066]: 00:00:00.000561 main Package
type: LINUX_64BITS_GENERIC (OSE)
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5066]: 00:00:00.003452 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-interval not found
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5066]: 00:00:00.003836 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-min-adjust not found
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5066]: 00:00:00.004268 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-latency-factor not found
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5066]: 00:00:00.004672 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-max-latency not found
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5066]: 00:00:00.005075 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-set-threshold not found
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5066]: 00:00:00.005583 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-set-start not found
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5066]: 00:00:00.005964 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-set-on-restore not found
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5066]: 00:00:00.006563 main
5.0.24_Debian r108355 started. Verbose level = 5
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute VBoxService[5066]: 00:00:00.006656 main
Daemonizing...
Aug 08 16:41:58 wintermute systemd[1]: Started VirtualBox Guest Additions.
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute systemd[1]: virtualbox-guest-utils.service: Service
hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute systemd[1]: Stopped VirtualBox Guest Additions.
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute systemd[1]: Starting VirtualBox Guest Additions...
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5071]: VBoxService 5.0.24_Debian r108355
(verbosity: 5) linux.amd64 (Jun 30 2016 08:54:14) release log
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5071]: 00:00:00.000110 main Log
opened 2016-08-08T15:41:59.214571000Z
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5071]: 00:00:00.000510 main OS
Product: Linux
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5071]: 00:00:00.000599 main OS
Release: 4.6.0-1-amd64
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5071]: 00:00:00.000782 main OS
Version: #1 SMP Debian 4.6.4-1 (2016-07-18)
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5071]: 00:00:00.000866 main
Executable: /usr/sbin/VBoxService
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5071]: 00:00:00.000869 main Process
ID: 5071
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5071]: 00:00:00.000871 main Package
type: LINUX_64BITS_GENERIC (OSE)
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5071]: 00:00:00.002473 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-interval not found
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5071]: 00:00:00.002854 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-min-adjust not found
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5071]: 00:00:00.003283 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-latency-factor not found
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5071]: 00:00:00.003838 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-max-latency not found
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5071]: 00:00:00.004228 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-set-threshold not found
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5071]: 00:00:00.004609 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-set-start not found
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5071]: 00:00:00.004980 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-set-on-restore not found
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5071]: 00:00:00.005401 main
5.0.24_Debian r108355 started. Verbose level = 5
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5071]: 00:00:00.005490 main
Daemonizing...
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute systemd[1]: Started VirtualBox Guest Additions.
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute systemd[1]: virtualbox-guest-utils.service: Service
hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute systemd[1]: Stopped VirtualBox Guest Additions.
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute systemd[1]: Starting VirtualBox Guest Additions...
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5076]: VBoxService 5.0.24_Debian r108355
(verbosity: 5) linux.amd64 (Jun 30 2016 08:54:14) release log
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5076]: 00:00:00.000111 main Log
opened 2016-08-08T15:41:59.462668000Z
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5076]: 00:00:00.000355 main OS
Product: Linux
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5076]: 00:00:00.000445 main OS
Release: 4.6.0-1-amd64
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5076]: 00:00:00.000525 main OS
Version: #1 SMP Debian 4.6.4-1 (2016-07-18)
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5076]: 00:00:00.000603 main
Executable: /usr/sbin/VBoxService
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5076]: 00:00:00.000605 main Process
ID: 5076
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5076]: 00:00:00.000607 main Package
type: LINUX_64BITS_GENERIC (OSE)
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5076]: 00:00:00.002403 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-interval not found
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5076]: 00:00:00.002845 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-min-adjust not found
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5076]: 00:00:00.003258 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-latency-factor not found
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5076]: 00:00:00.003670 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-max-latency not found
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5076]: 00:00:00.003883 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-set-threshold not found
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5076]: 00:00:00.004694 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-set-start not found
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5076]: 00:00:00.004964 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-set-on-restore not found
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5076]: 00:00:00.005450 main
5.0.24_Debian r108355 started. Verbose level = 5
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5076]: 00:00:00.005542 main
Daemonizing...
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute systemd[1]: Started VirtualBox Guest Additions.
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute systemd[1]: virtualbox-guest-utils.service: Service
hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute systemd[1]: Stopped VirtualBox Guest Additions.
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute systemd[1]: Starting VirtualBox Guest Additions...
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5081]: VBoxService 5.0.24_Debian r108355
(verbosity: 5) linux.amd64 (Jun 30 2016 08:54:14) release log
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5081]: 00:00:00.000083 main Log
opened 2016-08-08T15:41:59.712697000Z
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5081]: 00:00:00.000267 main OS
Product: Linux
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5081]: 00:00:00.000327 main OS
Release: 4.6.0-1-amd64
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5081]: 00:00:00.000380 main OS
Version: #1 SMP Debian 4.6.4-1 (2016-07-18)
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5081]: 00:00:00.000435 main
Executable: /usr/sbin/VBoxService
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5081]: 00:00:00.000437 main Process
ID: 5081
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5081]: 00:00:00.000438 main Package
type: LINUX_64BITS_GENERIC (OSE)
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5081]: 00:00:00.001543 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-interval not found
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5081]: 00:00:00.001840 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-min-adjust not found
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5081]: 00:00:00.002002 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-latency-factor not found
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5081]: 00:00:00.002111 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-max-latency not found
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5081]: 00:00:00.002466 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-set-threshold not found
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5081]: 00:00:00.002636 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-set-start not found
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5081]: 00:00:00.002933 main Guest
Property: /VirtualBox/GuestAdd/VBoxService/--timesync-set-on-restore not found
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5081]: 00:00:00.003293 main
5.0.24_Debian r108355 started. Verbose level = 5
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute VBoxService[5081]: 00:00:00.003357 main
Daemonizing...
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute systemd[1]: Started VirtualBox Guest Additions.
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute systemd[1]: virtualbox-guest-utils.service: Service
hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute systemd[1]: Stopped VirtualBox Guest Additions.
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute systemd[1]: virtualbox-guest-utils.service: Start
request repeated too quickly.
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute systemd[1]: Failed to start VirtualBox Guest
Additions.
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute systemd[1]: virtualbox-guest-utils.service: Unit
entered failed state.
Aug 08 16:41:59 wintermute systemd[1]: virtualbox-guest-utils.service: Failed
with result 'start-limit-hit'.
- -- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (555, 'testing'), (520, 'unstable'), (510, 'experimental'), (500,
'unstable-debug')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 4.6.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages virtualbox-guest-utils depends on:
ii adduser 3.115
ii libc6 2.23-4
ii libpam0g 1.1.8-3.3
ii pciutils 1:3.3.1-1.1
Versions of packages virtualbox-guest-utils recommends:
ii virtualbox-guest-dkms [virtualbox-guest-modules] 5.0.24-dfsg-2
ii virtualbox-guest-x11 5.0.24-dfsg-2
virtualbox-guest-utils suggests no packages.
- -- no debconf information
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