How to block template vm? (prevent it from starting)

[Pawel Debski]

Folks,

is it possible to somehow block a TemplateVM and all VMs based on this template?

I.e. whenever some app would be started in any VM involving this template I'd like to get an error messages or at least have the operation fail silently instead of having Qubes start the VM.

Best regards
PD

[yaqu]

You could add to rc.local script:
shutdown -h now

VM will shutdown immediately after starting.

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yaqu

[pleo...@gmail.com]

you can build a tamplate and give im separate networking then if get some wrong just shut down networking that this template based.
Lets say Tamplate X give networking X and than abandon networking X to separate Tamplate X from universe.

[Marek Marczykowski-Górecki]

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There is no builtin option for this, but if you really want, you can
intentionally break such template. Like renaming
/var/lib/qubes/vm-templates/<name-of-template>/root.img to some other
name.

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Best Regards,
Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
Invisible Things Lab
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