ec2-converter - Man Page

ec2-converter [Options]

ec2-converter creates creates ready to bundle EC2 AMI disk images for Amazon's EC2.

-h,  --help

Shows a help message and exits.

These options define the converted EC2 AMI image.

-f IMAGEFILE --imagefile=IMAGEFILE

Image filename or directory to convert

-n IMAGENAME, --imagename=IMAGENAME

Name of EC2 AMI image to be created (default based on config name)

--inputtype=INPUTTYPE

Input image type valid options are: (loopbackfs, diskimage, directory)

--ssh=(yes/no)

Configure ssh to allow remote logins, default is yes,set to no if ssh is not installed

--rpmcheck=(yes/no)

Perform rpm package checks (curl/openssh-server), default is yes, set to no to override

These options define directories used on your system for creating the AMI image

-t TMPDIR, --tmpdir=TMPDIR

Temporary directory to use (default: /var/tmp)

--cache=CACHEDIR

Cache directory to use (default: private cache)

Convert a partitioned disk image created by appliance-creator

    ec2-converter -f testimage.raw --inputtype=diskimage

Convert a loopback filesystem image

    ec2-converter -f /tmp/testimage.img --inputtype=loopbackfs

Convert a directory containing a root filesystem

    ec2-converter -f /tmp/directory --inputtype=directory

Joey Boggs <jboggs@redhat.com>

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Copyright (C) Fedora Project 2008, and various contributors. This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

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