server private key and the certificate. This is a mandatory parameter if SSL is enabled. • --passwordfile (or -a): This specifies the file name containing the password for the server private key. If unspecified unspecified or an empty string is specified this is interpreted as an empty password (i.e. the private key is not protected by a password). If the file name - is specified then then the password is read from • --dhfile (or -D): This specifies the file name containing the DH key. Alternatively it can contain the number of bits of the DH key to generate. If left empty, RSA is used. • --randfile (or -r): This

server private key and the certificate. This is a mandatory parameter if SSL is enabled. • --passwordfile (or -a): This specifies the file name containing the password for the server private key. If unspecified unspecified or an empty string is specified this is interpreted as an empty password (i.e. the private key is not protected by a password). If the file name - is specified then then the password is read from • --dhfile (or -D): This specifies the file name containing the DH key. Alternatively it can contain the number of bits of the DH key to generate. If left empty, RSA is used. • --randfile (or -r): This

server private key and the certificate. This is a mandatory parameter if SSL is enabled. • --passwordfile (or -a): This specifies the file name containing the password for the server private key. If unspecified unspecified or an empty string is specified this is interpreted as an empty password (i.e. the private key is not protected by a password). If the file name - is specified then then the password is read from • --dhfile (or -D): This specifies the file name containing the DH key. Alternatively it can contain the number of bits of the DH key to generate. If left empty, RSA is used. • --randfile (or -r): This

server private key and the certificate. This is a mandatory parameter if SSL is enabled. • --passwordfile (or -a): This specifies the file name containing the password for the server private key. If unspecified unspecified or an empty string is specified this is interpreted as an empty password (i.e. the private key is not protected by a password). If the file name - is specified then then the password is read from • --dhfile (or -D): This specifies the file name containing the DH key. Alternatively it can contain the number of bits of the DH key to generate. If left empty, RSA is used. • --randfile (or -r): This

server private key and the certificate. This is a mandatory parameter if SSL is enabled. • --passwordfile (or -a): This specifies the file name containing the password for the server private key. If unspecified unspecified or an empty string is specified this is interpreted as an empty password (i.e. the private key is not protected by a password). If the file name - is specified then then the password is read from • --dhfile (or -D): This specifies the file name containing the DH key. Alternatively it can contain the number of bits of the DH key to generate. If left empty, RSA is used. 4 1 Introduction • --randfile

271 9.17.6 Configure VM Window Visual Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 9.17.7 Host Key Customization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 9.17.8 Action when Terminating VirtualBox reserves a special key on your keyboard: the Host key. By default, this is the right Ctrl key on your keyboard. On a Mac host, the default Host key is the left Command key. You can change this default for the Host key is always displayed at the bottom right of your VM window. This means the following: • Your keyboard is owned by the VM if the VM window on your host desktop has the key- board focus

238 9.19.6 Configure VM Window Visual Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 9.19.7 Host Key Customization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 9.19.8 Action when Terminating VirtualBox reserves a special key on your keyboard: the Host key. By default, this is the right Ctrl key on your keyboard. On a Mac host, the default Host key is the left Command key. You can change this default Host key is always displayed at the bottom right of your VM window. 12 1 First Steps This means the following: • Your keyboard is owned by the VM if the VM window on your host desktop has the key- board

238 9.19.6 Configure VM Window Visual Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 9.19.7 Host Key Customization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 9.19.8 Action when Terminating VirtualBox reserves a special key on your keyboard: the Host key. By default, this is the right Ctrl key on your keyboard. On a Mac host, the default Host key is the left Command key. You can change this default Host key is always displayed at the bottom right of your VM window. 12 1 First Steps This means the following: • Your keyboard is owned by the VM if the VM window on your host desktop has the key- board

237 9.19.6 Configure VM Window Visual Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 9.19.7 Host Key Customization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 9.19.8 Action when Terminating VirtualBox reserves a special key on your keyboard: the Host key. By default, this is the right Ctrl key on your keyboard. On a Mac host, the default Host key is the left Command key. You can change this default Host key is always displayed at the bottom right of your VM window. 12 1 First Steps This means the following: • Your keyboard is owned by the VM if the VM window on your host desktop has the key- board

reserves a special key on your keyboard for itself: the “host key”. By default, this is the right Control key on your keyboard; on a Mac host, the default host key is the left Command key. You can change change this default in the VirtualBox Global Settings. In any case, the current setting for the host key is always displayed at the bottom right of your VM window, should you have forgotten about it: In detail To release keyboard ownership, press the Host key (as explained above, typically the right Control key). Note that while the VM owns the keyboard, some key sequences (like Alt-Tab for example) will no