VBoxManage: error: The specified user was not able to logon on guest

Question

I'm setting up vm to receive files from a linux host. I can't seem to figure out why I can't logon to the vm guest using vboxmanage. I've included details about the vm and the error below.

The error:

$ /usr/bin/vboxmanage guestcontrol hybrid-analysis exec --username hybridanalysis --password hybrid --verbose
Opening guest session as user 'hybridanalysis' ...
Waiting for guest session to start ...
VBoxManage: error: The specified user was not able to logon on guest
VBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_IPRT_ERROR (0x80bb0005), component GuestSession, interface IGuestSession, callee nsISupports
VBoxManage: error: Context: "WaitForArray(ComSafeArrayAsInParam(aSessionWaitFlags), 30 * 1000, &sessionWaitResult)" at line 998 of file VBoxManageGuestCtrl.cpp
Closing guest session ...

About the VM:

OS: Windows 7 (64 bit) and Guest Additions is installed

Answer 1

Try this: in "Run" type "gpedit.msc". There, go to [Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security Options -> Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console logon only] and set it to DISABLED.