---
title: "Configure New VMware Image on Gentoo"
date: "2009-02-11"
path: "/26-configure-new-vmware-image-on-gentoo.html"
section: "/ramblings"
aliases:
  - "/26"
  - "/26-configure-new-vmware-image-on-gentoo"
  - "/26.html"
  - "/blog/configure-new-vmware-image-on-gentoo"
  - "/ramblings/26-configure-new-vmware-image-on-gentoo.html"
---

## VMware Setup

Use the base template: "Linux Gentoo 64bit", although this will definitely need its packages updating. Please note, the limited space on this hosting account prevents me uploading the VM image, although it is a base Gentoo installation that can be easily reconstructed.

## Change Network Settings

Modify the IP address in the following file

```
nano /etc/conf.d/net
```

Edit the following file replacing the MAC address with the one in the VMware settings page:

```
nano /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
```

## Edit Hostname

Change the name of the server to something new:

```
nano /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
nano /etc/hosts
nano /etc/conf.d/hostname
```

## Edit Apache vhosts

Locate the file and replace the IP address with the machine IP + change the hostname:

```
nano /home/dev/apache/conf/vhosts.conf
```

SKIP: Also edit the httpd.conf file to set the hostname near "SetEnv LOCAL_SERVER_NAME machine":

```
/etc/apache2/httpd.conf
```

## Modify MySQL Bind Address

Locate the words "bind-address" and change to the server IP:

```
nano /etc/mysql/my.cnf
```

## Change SSH Bind Address

Edit the IP address in sshd_config file:

```
nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config
```

## Remove SSH Keys

You must remove the existing SSH keys as they no longer apply to the new host:

```
rm /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key* /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key* /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key*
```

## Modify GRUB

Perform the following to change the name of the server:

```
mount /boot
nano /boot/grub/grub.conf
cd ~
umount /boot
```

## Restart the Server

And finally test the shutdown / startup processes by simply rebooting:

```
shutdown –r now
```

## Update the Packages

Now do an "emerge" to update out of date packages:

```
emerge --sync
emerge –up world
```

## Update Postfix Mail Aliases

Now do an "emerge" to update out of date packages:

```
newaliases
```