Convert to CT

[Armando Ramos Roche]

Is it possible, is there any way, to convert an ubuntu 20.04 virtual machine to a container of the same OS?

 

[ness1602]

Yes,of course,create a CT,and then copy everything similar to this:
rsync -aAXv --exclude={"/dev/*","/proc/*","/sys/*","/tmp/*","/usr/tmp/*","/run/*","/mnt/*","/media/*","/var/cache/*","/","/lost+found","/boot/"} /* root@172.16.0.249:/
Just test of course.

 

[Armando Ramos Roche]

Yes,of course,create a CT,and then copy everything similar to this:
rsync -aAXv --exclude={"/dev/*","/proc/*","/sys/*","/tmp/*","/usr/tmp/*","/run/*","/mnt/*","/media/*","/var/cache/*","/","/lost+found","/boot/"} /* root@172.16.0.249:/
Just test of course.

the virtual machine is in production, it has a postfix server installed

 

[ness1602]

Then just copy everything and see that postfix is working with new ip address. Then stop postfix,sync everything and this is it.

 

[LnxBil]

Yes,of course,create a CT,and then copy everything similar to this:
rsync -aAXv --exclude={"/dev/*","/proc/*","/sys/*","/tmp/*","/usr/tmp/*","/run/*","/mnt/*","/media/*","/var/cache/*","/","/lost+found","/boot/"} /* root@172.16.0.249:/
Just test of course.

Just copy each real filesystem / mountpoint with -x or --one-file-system.