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prlctl encrypt, decrypt

Encrypt or decrypt a virtual machine.

Syntax

prlctl encrypt ID|name

prlctl decrypt ID|name

Parameters

Name

Description

ID

The ID of the virtual machine to encrypt or decrypt.

name

The name of the virtual machine to encrypt or decrypt.

Remarks

The encrypt command will encrypt the specified virtual machine and all its data. A user will be prompted to enter an encryption password after the command is executed from the command line.

The decrypt command will decrypt the specified virtual machine. A user will have to enter a password that was selected when the virtual machine was encrypted.

The encryption password can be modified for an encrypted virtual machine using the change-passwd command.