qm-guest

Check command execution status

$ qm guest exec-status vm_id pid

$ qm guest passwd vm_id username

$ qm guest passwd vm_id username --crypted 1

$ qm guest cmd vm_id fsfreeze-freeze

$ qm guest exec vm_id command arg1 arg2

$ qm guest exec vm_id command --synchronous 0

$ qm guest exec vm_id command --timeout 10

$ qm guest exec vm_id command --pass-stdin 1

qm guest cmd vmid [OPTIONS]

qm guest interacts with the QEMU Guest Agent running inside a virtual machine. It allows executing commands, managing user accounts, and running guest agent operations like filesystem freeze/thaw for consistent backups.

cmd

Subcommand: cmd, exec, exec-status, passwd

The numeric ID of the virtual machine

Timeout for command execution

Run command synchronously (default) or asynchronously

Forward stdin to the guest agent

Password is already hashed

Requires the QEMU Guest Agent to be installed and running inside the VM. The guest agent must be enabled in the VM configuration. Network-independent communication occurs through a virtio serial device.

qm guest is part of the Proxmox VE virtualization platform for managing QEMU/KVM virtual machines through the guest agent.

qm(1), qm-start(1), qm-stop(1)