paste key

[Robert Heller]

At Tue, 24 Mar 2015 09:48:05 -0400 "Ubuntu user technical support,  not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> I’m trying to paste my token from the cli console of a VM to the MAAS
> console. Is there any way to copy and paste command this from the cli?

Depending on how the VM manager implements the GUI screen of the guest virtual 
machine, it might NOT be possible to cut and paste between a host system 
window and a guest virtual machine's window.  It is NOT possible to copy and 
paste between a Linux virtual *console* to anything in a Linux machine's X11 
display (including a virtual machine's console or display).  It is not 
possible to copy-and-paste between Linux virtual *consoles*.

What is the *host* O/S?  What is the VM's O/S? What are you using for a VM 
manager (Virtual Box? VMWare?, Xen?, KVM?, something else?)?

Note: if the host is a Linux or UNIX system and you ssh into the [Linux/UNIX]
guest from the host and then fire up an X11 program (eg using SSH tunneling),
it IS possible to copy-and-paste between the host machine and the guest, since
then they are using the same X11 Server (on the host usually). 

> 
> 
> Best, 
> 
> Steve

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