---
name: "stripserver"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "vserver-debiantools"
version: "0.8.1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/stripserver"
---

# stripserver(1)

Strip a server from hardware related packages and files

## NAME

stripserver - Strip a server from hardware related packages and files

## SYNOPSIS

stripserver \[OPTIONS\] --hostname x --domain y.z --ip 1.2.3.4

## DESCRIPTION

This program strips a server directory from packages and files that is hardware related. This means that you can copy a complete filesystem to a vserver directory and then use this tool to strip the hardware related things from it. It only works with Debian servers though.

## OPTIONS

Optional:\
         \-h, --help		this help\
         \-V, --version		copyright and version information\
 	\--copy-vreboot		install "vreboot/vshutdown/vhalt"\
 	\--no-copy-vreboot	don't install "vreboot/vshutdown/vhalt"\
 	\--dist			Deprecated option.\
 	\--fakeinit		use "/sbin/init" to boot vserver\
 	\--conffile		extra configuration file to load.\
 	\--interface		interface for IP addresses (if not "eth0")\
 	\--sshkeys		copy pub-keys to "/root/.ssh/authorized\_keys"\
 	\-v, --verbose		show extra output during setup\
 	\--vsroot		location of "/vserver/" directory Required:\
 	\--hostname		hostname for new vserver (eg. "alpha")\
 	\--domain		dns domain for new vserver (eg. "example.com")\
 	\--ip			IPv4 address for new vserver

## CONFIG FILE

The following variables can be set in a configuration file. The configuration file is a normal shell file and is sourced to get the configuration variables.

Packages to install in addition to the base defaults MUST INCLUDE ALL DEPENDENCIES (seperated by "," commas)

INSTALL\_PACKAGES="package1,package2"

Packages installed from within the vserver after it has been setup (seperated by "," commas) EXTRA\_PACKAGES="package1,package2"

Packages to remove from the base defaults (seperated by "," commas) REMOVE\_PACKAGES="package1,package2"

Sysvinit services relating to hardware access to remove REMOVE\_LINKS="klogd hwclock.sh setserial urandom networking umountfs halt reboot"

Default network interface for vservers: INTERFACE="eth0"

Copy vreboot/vhalt/vshutdown utility into /usr/local/sbin/ COPY\_VREBOOT="true"

## AUTHOR

Author of the manual page is Ola Lundqvist \<ola@inguza.com\>

## SEE ALSO

*vserver*(1), [*dupvserver*(1)](/dupvserver/1.md), [*newvserver*(1)](/newvserver/1.md)