Convert KVM virtual machine to LXC container

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Published on 2012-09-17T09:14:42Z Indexed on 2012/09/17 9:40 UTC
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I have 2 virtual machines (with Debian, using KVM) with virtual hard drives:

/srv/kvm/ssh.img
/srv/kvm/www.img

Both have 3 partitions (/, /home, swap).

I want to convert them in a RootFS usable with LXC (in order to use LXC instead of KVM).

The only solution I have for the moment is:

create a new RootFS
copy /home partition into it
reproduce the same configuration into it

But is there an automated way to do it

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