On Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 5:37:53 AM UTC-5, Chris Laprise wrote: > On 06/29/2017 01:13 PM, motech man wrote: > > I updated the fedora 23 template with changes to the hosts /etc/file, > > and I noticed that all other VMs that used that template had the > > update flag set. That makes perfect sense. > > > > So when I was done I shutdown the template VM and now the Update VM > > item is grayed out in the dom0 menu. Restarting the fedora 23 > > template or any of the VMs that use it in any order or combination > > does not allow me to update the VMs that use that template. > > > > I made sure all VMs that use that template were shutdown. In fact the > > only VM running is dom0. > > > > What is the correct procedure for updating the hosts file for all VMs > > dependent on fedora 23 (what is the rule for when the 'Update VM' > > menu is active)? > > > > You perform updates on templates themselves, not on the VMs which use them. > > The indicator you're referring to as "update flag" simply shows that the > VM's template has been changed in some way. Shutting down the template > and re-starting the derivative VM is how you make the update take effect > in the VM. > > -- > > Chris Laprise, tasket@openmailbox dot org > https://twitter.com/ttaskett > PGP: BEE2 20C5 356E 764A 73EB 4AB3 1DC4 D106 F07F 1886
I am aware of the template / AppVM relationship. However simply restarting the AppVM to obtain the updated hosts file does not work. I also mentioned an odd symptom associated with changing the hosts file in a subsequent post. Niether are explained by your reply, but thx for it anyway. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/af5173a3-622a-4c1c-a8e2-5a5d795c30b6%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
