[virt-tools-list] Change UUID

[Toan Pham]

> It is configurable at the libvirt level, but you have to be careful about
> the way in which you do it. The UUID is what identifies the guest from
> libvirt POV, so if you change it you have effectively removed the old
> guest and created a new guest. It is also exposed the guest OS, so it
> could thing it was moved to new hardware which can in turn trigger
> Windows license key request. I can understand why virt-manager does
> not make it configurable, as there's rarely a strong reason to want to
> change it to a particular value.
>
>


Daniel,

I dont disagree with you.  In my case, I have a registered version of
windows (raw disk image file) in which I know what its registered UUID
should be.  After importing it to virtual-machine-manager, windows forces
the guest VM to re-register, which is exactly not what I wanted.

FYI, I am also using Proxmox, and proxmox's web-UI allows users to change
the UUID.  People should not touch it if they do not know what they are
doing.  It would be nice to be able to change it from the management tool
UI.

TP
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