View source for Reconfigure Linux VM Guest Image

=Internal=

* [[Linux_Virtualization_Cloning_a_KVM_Guest_Virtual_Machine#Boot_the_Clone_and_Finalize_the_Configuration|Cloning a KVM Guest Virtual Machine]]
* [[VMware Fusion Operations#Reconfigure_Linux_VM_Guest_Image|VMware Fusion Operations]]
* [[VirtualBox Virtual Machine and Linux O/S Clone#Reconfigure_Linux_VM_Guest_Image|VirtualBox Virtual Machine and Linux O/S Clone ]]

=Sequence=

* [[Hostnamectl#Change_the_Host_Name|Change machine name]].
* Pick an available IP address from [[RHEL 7/Centos 7 Installation#ip_address_spreadsheet|IP address spreadsheet]] and update [[RHEL 7/Centos 7 Installation#ip_address_spreadsheet|IP address spreadsheet]].
* [[Linux_7_Configuring_a_Network_Interface#Configure_a_Network_Interface_after_Cloning_a_VM_Image|Change the IP address]]. On VirtualBox, the internal host-only IP interface is configured in ifcfg-eth0.
* If multicast was enabled and a static multicast added, update the IP address of the interface in <tt>/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/route-*</tt>.
* [[/etc/machine-id#Setting_a_New_Machine_ID|Change machine ID]].
* <tt>yum -y update</tt>
* Install various public keys in <tt>~/.ssh/authorized_keys</tt>.
* Change the root password.
* Configure [[Linux_logrotate#Configuration|log rotation]].
* Make sure the guest starts automatically on virtualization host reboot.
* Manual start/stop scripts in ~/environments/.../start-*|stop-*
* Secure instance: [[Linux Security Hardening#Overview|Linux Security Hardening]].