Re: [Libguestfs] modify running VM's image

On Thu, Sep 06, 2012 at 04:07:23PM +0800, 周涛 wrote: Wanlong Gao is correct that using libguestfs on a running VM will (not maybe, *will*) cause disk corruption. However you might want to look at libguestfs-live, which involves installing a daemon in the VM that libguestfs talks to: https://rwmj.wordpress.com/2011/07/06/libguestfs-live/ https://rwmj.wordpress.com/tag/libguestfs-live/ (Currently this only works for Linux VMs) Also, if the VM is switched off, you can install a firstboot script (as previously discussed). This script runs when the guest boots, and can install software etc. Rich. -- Richard Jones, Virtualization Group, Red Hat http://people.redhat.com/~rjones virt-top is 'top' for virtual machines. Tiny program with many powerful monitoring features, net stats, disk stats, logging, etc. http://et.redhat.com/~rjones/virt-top