VBoxManage clonehd can't handle relative paths
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Virtualbox |
Confirmed
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Unknown
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virtualbox-ose (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: virtualbox-ose
Trivial to reproduce:
$ VBoxManage clonehd --format RAW VirtualBox/
Sun VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 3.1.6_OSE
(C) 2005-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
All rights reserved.
ERROR: Cannot register the hard disk '/home/
Details: code NS_ERROR_
Context: "OpenHardDisk(
<05:56:
It's one of those bugs that are a google away, but of course, no bug filed :)
According to the upstream tracker, this tool can't handle relative paths, the work around is to
use absolute paths.
$ VBoxManage clonehd --format RAW /home/ppetraki/
Sun VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 3.1.6_OSE
(C) 2005-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
All rights reserved.
0%...10%
Clone hard disk created in format 'RAW'. UUID: 9723edee-
Changed in virtualbox: | |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |