KVM/virt-sysprep

virt-sysprep command included in libguestfs-tools package reset, unconfigure or customize a virtual machine so clones can be made.

WARNING: Using virt-sysprep on live virtual machines, or concurrently with other disk editing tools, can be dangerous, potentially causing disk corruption. Virtual Machine must be shut down.

Command examples

• List operations:

virt-sysprep --list-operations

• Performs a read-only "dry run" sysprep operation:

virt-sysprep --dry-run TEST_VM_TO_RESET

• To reset everything:

virt-sysprep -d TEST_VM_TO_RESET

• To Change name and force to keep user account MY_USERNAME_TO_KEEP

virt-sysprep -d testvm --hostname testvm --enable user-account --keep-user-accounts MY_USERNAME_TO_KEEP

See also

• virt-clone
• virt-builder
• Virsh/Changing VM running status operations: start, shutdown, destroy, reboot, reset, resume