doc: update list of properties in qvm-prefs/qubes-prefs man pages
Fixes QubesOS/qubes-issues#3011
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This list is non-exhaustive. For authoritative listing, see
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:option:`--help-properties` and documentation of the source code.
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.. warning::
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clockvm
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This list is from the core2. It is wrong in many cases, some of them obvious,
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some of them not.
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Qube used as a time source for dom0
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- clock VM
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- update VM
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- default template
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- default firewallVM
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- default kernel
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- default netVM
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default_template
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Default template for newly created qubes
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default_fw_netvm
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Default netvm for qubes providing network (with `provides_network` property
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set to `True`).
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default_netvm
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Default netvm for qubes not providing network
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default_kernel
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Default value for `kernel` property, see :manpage:`qvm-prefs(1)` for
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details.
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default_pool
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Default storage pool for new qubes.
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default_pool_kernel, default_pool_private, default_pool_root, default_pool_volatile
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Default storage pool for particular volume for new qubes. Defaults to value
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of `default_pool`.
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stats_interval
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Interval (in seconds) at which VM statistics are sent. This is for example
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used by domains widget - this often memory usage will be refreshed.
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updatevm
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Qube used to download dom0 updates
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Authors
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Ignored; for compatibility with older scripts.
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Property values
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===============
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Some properties may have strict type, here is description of available values.
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bool
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----
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Accepted values for true: ``True``, ``true``, ``on``, ``1``
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Accepted values for false: ``False``, ``false``, ``off``, ``0``
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For example to enable debug mode, use: ``qvm-prefs vmname debug on``
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VM
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--
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Reference to a VM can be either a VM name, or empty string for no VM (remember
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to quote it, empty string is not the same as lack of argument!).
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For example to change netvm to sys-whonix, use: ``qvm-prefs vmname netvm
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sys-whonix``. Or to make VM offline, use: ``qvm-prefs vmname netvm ""``.
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Common properties
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=================
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This list is non-exhaustive. For authoritative listing, see
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:option:`--help-properties` and documentation of the source code.
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.. warning::
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autostart
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Property type: bool
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This list is from the core2. It is wrong in many cases, some of them obvious,
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some of them not.
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Start the VM during system startup. The default netvm is autostarted
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regardless of this setting.
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debug
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Property type: bool
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Enables debug mode for VM. This can be used to turn on/off verbose logging
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in many Qubes components at once (gui virtualization, VM kernel, some other
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services). Also, for HVM, this will show VGA output, regardless of GUI agent
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being installed or not.
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default_dispvm
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Property type: VM
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Which Disposable VMs should be userd when requested by this VM, by default.
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VM may request different DispVM, if qrexec policy allows that.
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default_user
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Accepted values: username
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Default user used by :manpage:`qvm-run(1)`. Note that it make sense only on
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non-standard template, as the standard one always have "user" account.
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dispvm_allowed
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Property type: bool
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Allow to use this VM as a base AppVM for Disposable VM. I.e. start this
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AppVM as Disposable VM.
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include_in_backups
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Accepted values: ``True``, ``False``
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Property type: bool
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Control whenever this VM will be included in backups by default (for now
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works only in qubes-manager). You can always manually select or
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deselect any VM for backup.
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pcidevs
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PCI devices assigned to the VM. Should be edited using qvm-pci tool.
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ip
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Accepted values: valid IPv4 address
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pci_strictreset
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Accepted values: ``True``, ``False``
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IP address of this VM, used for inter-vm communication.
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Control whether prevent assigning to VM a device which does not support any
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reset method. Generally such devices should not be assigned to any VM,
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because there will be no way to reset device state after VM shutdown, so
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the device could attack next VM to which it will be assigned. But in some
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cases it could make sense - for example when the VM to which it is assigned
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is trusted one, or is running all the time.
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kernel
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Accepted values: kernel version, empty
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pci_e820_host
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Accepted values: ``True``, ``False``
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Kernel version to use. Setting to empty value will use bootloader installed
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in root volume (of VM's template) - available only for HVM
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Give VM with PCI devices a memory map (e820) of the host. This is
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required for some devices to properly resolve conflicts in address space.
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This option is enabled by default for VMs with PCI devices and have no
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effect for VMs without devices.
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kernelopts
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Accepted values: string
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VM kernel parameters (available only for PV VMs). This can be used to
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workaround some hardware specific problems (eg for NetVM). For VM without
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PCI devices default means inherit this value from the VM template (if any).
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Some helpful options (for debugging purposes): ``earlyprintk=xen``,
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``init=/bin/bash``
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label
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Accepted values: ``red``, ``orange``, ``yellow``, ``green``, ``gray``,
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@ -86,18 +135,13 @@ label
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Color of VM label (icon, appmenus, windows border). If VM is running,
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change will be applied at first VM restart.
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netvm
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Accepted values: netvm name, ``default``, ``none``
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mac
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Accepted values: MAC address, ``auto``
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To which NetVM connect. Setting to ``default`` will follow system-global
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default NetVM (managed by qubes-prefs). Setting to ``none`` will disable
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networking in this VM.
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dispvm_netvm
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Accepted values: netvm name, ``default``, ``none``
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Which NetVM should be used for Disposable VMs started by this one.
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``default`` is to use the same NetVM as the VM itself.
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Can be used to force specific of virtual ethernet card in the VM. Setting
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to ``auto`` will use automatic-generated MAC - based on VM id. Especially
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useful when licensing requires a static MAC address.
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For template-based HVM ``auto`` mode means to clone template MAC.
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maxmem
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Accepted values: memory size in MB
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@ -114,18 +158,41 @@ memory
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- before qmemman starts managing memory for this VM. For VM with qmemman
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disabled, this is static memory size.
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kernel
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Accepted values: kernel version, ``default``, ``none``
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name
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Accepted values: alphanumerical name
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Kernel version to use (only for PV VMs). Available kernel versions will be
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listed when no value given (there are in /var/lib/qubes/vm-kernels).
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Setting to ``default`` will follow system-global default kernel (managed
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via qubes-prefs). Setting to ``none`` will use "kernels" subdir in
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VM directory - this allows having VM-specific kernel; also this the only
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case when /lib/modules is writable from within VM.
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Name of the VM. Cannot be changed.
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netvm
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Property type: VM
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To which NetVM connect. Default value (`--default` option) will follow
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system-global default NetVM (managed by qubes-prefs). Setting to empty name
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will disable networking in this VM.
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provides_network
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Property type: bool
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Should this VM provide network to other VMs. Setting this property to
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``True`` will allow to set this VM as ``netvm`` to other VMs.
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qrexec_timeout
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Accepted values: timeout in seconds
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How log to wait for VM boot and qrexec agent connection. After this timeout,
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if qrexec agent is still not connected, VM is forcefully shut down.
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Ignored if qrexec not installed at all (`qrexec` feature not set, see
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:manpage:`qvm-features(1)`).
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stubdom_mem
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Accepted values: memory in MB
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Amount of memory to allocate to stubdomain. By default let Xen choose
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sensible value. This property is mostly for debugging early stubdomain
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implementations and may be removed in the future, without notice.
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template
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Accepted values: TemplateVM name
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Property type: VM
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TemplateVM on which VM base. It can be changed only when VM isn't running.
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Number of CPU (cores) available to VM. Some VM types (eg DispVM) will not
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work properly with more than one CPU.
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kernelopts
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Accepted values: string, ``default``
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virt_mode
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Accepted values: ``hvm``, ``pv``
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VM kernel parameters (available only for PV VMs). This can be used to
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workaround some hardware specific problems (eg for NetVM). Setting to
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``default`` will use some reasonable defaults (currently different for VMs
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with PCI devices and without). For VM without PCI devices
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``default`` option means inherit this value from the VM template (if any).
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Some helpful options (for debugging purposes): ``earlyprintk=xen``,
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``init=/bin/bash``
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name
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Accepted values: alphanumerical name
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Name of the VM. Can be only changed when VM isn't running.
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drive
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Accepted values: [hd:\|cdrom:][backend-vm:]path
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Additional drive for the VM (available only for HVMs). This can be used to
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attach installation image. ``path`` can be file or physical device (eg.
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:file:`/dev/sr0`). The same syntax can be used in
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:option:`qvm-start --drive` - to attach drive only temporarily.
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mac
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Accepted values: MAC address, ``auto``
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Can be used to force specific of virtual ethernet card in the VM. Setting
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to ``auto`` will use automatic-generated MAC - based on VM id. Especially
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useful when licensing requires a static MAC address.
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For template-based HVM ``auto`` mode means to clone template MAC.
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default_user
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Accepted values: username
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Default user used by :manpage:`qvm-run(1)`. Note that it make sense only on
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non-standard template, as the standard one always have "user" account.
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debug
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Accepted values: ``on``, ``off``
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Enables debug mode for VM. This can be used to turn on/off verbose logging
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in many Qubes components at once (gui virtualization, VM kernel, some other
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services).
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For template-based HVM, enabling debug mode also disables automatic reset
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:file:`root.img` (actually :file:`volatile.img`) before each VM startup, so
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changes made to root filesystem stays intact. To force reset
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:file:`root.img` when debug mode enabled, either change something in the
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template (simple start+stop will do, even touch its :file:`root.img` is
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enough), or remove VM's :file:`volatile.img` (check the path with
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:manpage:`qvm-prefs(1)`).
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qrexec_installed
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Accepted values: ``True``, ``False``
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This HVM have qrexec agent installed. When VM have qrexec agent installed,
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one can use qvm-run to start VM process, VM will benefit from Qubes RPC
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services (like file copy, or inter-vm clipboard). This option will be
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automatically turned on during Qubes Windows Tools installation, but if you
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install qrexec agent in some other OS, you need to turn this option on
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manually.
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guiagent_installed
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Accepted values: ``True``, ``False``
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This HVM have gui agent installed. This option disables full screen GUI
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virtualization and enables per-window seemless GUI mode. This option will
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be automatically turned on during Qubes Windows Tools installation, but if
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you install Qubes gui agent in some other OS, you need to turn this option
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on manually. You can turn this option off to troubleshoot some early HVM OS
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boot problems (enter safe mode etc), but the option will be automatically
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enabled at first VM normal startup (and will take effect from the next
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startup).
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.. note::
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when Windows GUI agent is installed in the VM, SVGA device (used to
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full screen video) is disabled, so even if you disable this option, you
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will not get functional full desktop access (on normal VM startup). Use
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some other means for that (VNC, RDP or so).
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autostart
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Accepted values: ``True``, ``False``
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Start the VM during system startup. The default netvm is autostarted
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regardless of this setting.
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timezone
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Accepted values: ``localtime``, time offset in seconds
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Set emulated HVM clock timezone. Use ``localtime`` (the default) to use the
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same time as dom0 have. Note that HVM will get only clock value, not the
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timezone itself, so if you use ``localtime`` setting, OS inside of HVM
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should also be configured to treat hardware clock as local time (and have
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proper timezone set).
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Virtualisation mode in VM should be started. ``hvm`` allow to install
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operating system without Xen-specific integration.
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