On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 01:10:24PM +0200, Dragan Saraginov wrote: > Is it possible to build a Mandriva powered virtual server? yep, quite simple if you have mandriva already running on the host, a little more efford if your host distro is different > If the answer is yes, can anyone point me to the right direction on > how to build a Mandriva 2009 powered guest. first build a skeleton guest: # vserver mandriva build -m skeleton --context 201 --hostname mandriva.test.org --interface eth0:192.168.0.1/24 then save the 'dev' dir ... # mv /vservers/mandriva/dev /vservers/mandriva/dev.skel install mandriva ... # urpmi --root /vservers/mandriva/ basesystem (answer the questions to your likings) replace the dev dir (for security) # rm -rf /vservers/mandriva/dev # mv /vservers/mandriva/dev.skel /vservers/mandriva/dev that's it ... if you do not have mandriva/urpmi on the host, you are better off using kvm/qemu to install it from a cd/dvd and trim that down to the necessary parts for the guest (again use a skeleton /dev to make the guest secure) HTH, Herbert PS: would be nice to put that on the wiki if you get around (i.e. after you figured it :) > Thanks in advance. > > Dragan > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature > database 4149 (20090611) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean.