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Restore scanning configs when live installing
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Description

The recent “rewrite of system image tools” dropped functionality that was very useful to me for testing images. Previously install image in a live boot would scan existing partitions for valid config directory and SSH credentials and would prompt to copy them to the new install before wiping the disk. With the rewrite, all that is gone. This was useful to me on my lab setup where I didn’t have to rebuild the instance from scratch every time I test a new image. I will now have to mount a separate partition that contains the pre-built configs and copy them manually every time I re-image. It would be great if this functionality could be either restored, or added back as a utility that can be used as a replacement to install image that still provides the previous functionality.

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Version
git-d4f9d6c
Is it a breaking change?
Behavior change

Event Timeline

Netboy3 created this object in space S1 VyOS Public.
jestabro raised the priority of this task from Low to Normal.
Unknown Object (User) subscribed.Nov 20 2023, 7:36 AM
jestabro changed the task status from Open to In progress.Dec 6 2023, 5:41 PM
jestabro added a project: VyOS 1.4 Sagitta.
jestabro changed Issue type from Feature/functionality removal to improvement.
jestabro closed this task as Unknown Status.Dec 7 2023, 2:48 PM
jestabro moved this task from Open to Finished on the VyOS 1.5 Circinus board.
jestabro changed the task status from Unknown Status to Resolved.Dec 18 2023, 6:38 PM
jestabro moved this task from Open to Finished on the VyOS 1.4 Sagitta board.