New to Ubuntu _ Virtual Box VM &Vhd copying/clone Need Help!

[Chris G]

On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 01:24:24PM -0400, wirechief wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Ed Oneill <kodiack91 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I am running Ubuntu 8.10 intrepid and Virtual box 2.20 ose with xp guest do
> > not understand how to clone vm & vhd I tryed to research it and also used
> > virtual box manual but do not follow how to do this if someone colud give
> > basic step by step instruction I am a newbie to leniux and virtualization .
> >
> read the vbox manual concerning cloning a vm there are specific
> instructions on how to do it.
> 
... which miss out some vital information, i.e.:-

    "VboxManage clonehd" requires an absolute path to the file being
    cloned. 

    When you have created the clone disk image you need to create a
    new virtual machine and tell it to use the cloned image.

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Chris Green