| Re: Can I create a template from an updated VPS? [message #2154 is a reply to message #2149] |
Thu, 23 March 2006 01:41   |
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dowdle
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Registered: December 2005
Location: Bozeman, Montana
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You can also update your template package list and then do a vzpkgcache -f template-name... which will dump your old .tar.gz cache template a build a new one from scratch using the updated package list.
For example, speaking about CentOS 4, I wanted to add mc, system-config-date, links, and yum to the default packages so I edited:
/vz/template/centos/4/i386/config/default.list
I added the desired packages to the bottom of the list. Then I ran:
vzpkgcache -f centos-4
It built a new /vz/template/cache/centos-4-i386-default.tar.gz template cache.
Since I hadn't previously removed the packages downloaded during previous vzpkgcache runs (stuff under /vz/template/centos/4), it only had to download the additional packages along with any required dependencies... from which it created a new template .tar.gz file.
Now when I create a new VPS, it includes the additional packages.
Of course, if you were talking about other things besides just packages (altered configs, log files, stuff under /home or in /etc/skel etc), then your way would be the way to go.
Just curious... what kinda stuff were you talking about?
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TYL, Scott Dowdle
Belgrade, Montana, USA
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