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virt-sysprep

Reset, unconfigure, or customize a virtual machine image. More information: https://manned.org/virt-sysprep.
  • List all supported operations (enabled operations are indicated with asterisks):
    virt-sysprep --list-operations
  • Run all enabled operations but don't actually apply the changes:
    virt-sysprep --domain {{vm_name}} --dry-run
  • Run only the specified operations:
    virt-sysprep --domain {{vm_name}} --operations {{operation1,operation2,...}}
  • Generate a new /etc/machine-id file and enable customizations to be able to change the host name to avoid network conflicts:
    virt-sysprep --domain {{vm_name}} --enable {{customizations}} --hostname {{host_name}} --operation {{machine-id}}

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