Dissecting a running Linux instance to build a Packer configuration
How to extract packages, services, users, and filesystem configuration from a running Linux instance and use it as the basis for a repeatable Packer AMI template.
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How to extract packages, services, users, and filesystem configuration from a running Linux instance and use it as the basis for a repeatable Packer AMI template.
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