[[PageOutline]] = Cloning a image = '''Step 1''': To make an image of your 'golden' client a rsync daemon must be started {{{ # ssh gb-r41n1 # sali_prepare Using IP 192.168.144.50 for host Created a config file in /tmp/sali_cfg.6706 starting rsync daemon: rsync --daemon --config=/tmp/sali_cfg.6706 }}} The script keeps running until the imaging has been completed. '''Step 2''': Now login onto the the imageserver and fetch the image of the golden client with rsync: {{{ # getimage gb-r41n1 golden_image }}} `getimage` is a wrapper script: * sali getimage --host gb-r41n1 --image golden_image --exclude /etc/sali/exclude/default.path * sali rsync If in the directory `/etc/sali/exclude/golden_image.path` exists then the this file will be used.