To reset a KVM clone virtual machine using the virt-sysprep command, follow these steps:
- First, shut down the virtual machine that you want to reset.
- Next, run the following command to reset the virtual machine:
sudo virt-sysprep -d vmname
Where “vmname” is the name of the virtual machine you want to reset.
- This will reset the virtual machine to its original state, removing all user data, configurations, and SSH keys.
- You can also specify specific actions to perform during the reset, such as removing the log files, customizations or resetting the ssh keys with options like –logfiles, –customize, –ssh-inject
sudo virt-sysprep -d vmname --logfiles --customize --ssh-inject
- Once the virt-sysprep command is finished, you can start the virtual machine again.
Note: virt-sysprep is not included in the default installation of most Linux distributions and must be installed separately.