scripts to define and undefine vms

define-vms.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Directory containing XML definitions of virtual machines requiring root permissions
+SYSTEM="./system/"
+
+# Ensure the directory exists
+if [ ! -d "$SYSTEM" ]; then
+  echo "The specified directory does not exist."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Loop over each XML file in the directory
+for root_vm in "$SYSTEM"/*.xml; do
+  if [ -f "$root_vm" ]; then
+    # Use virsh define to create a virtual machine from each XML file
+    sudo virsh define "$root_vm"
+    
+    # Check if the command was successful
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+      echo "Successfully defined virtual machine from $root_vm"
+    else
+      echo "Failed to define virtual machine from $root_vm"
+    fi
+  else
+    echo "No XML files found in directory: $SYSTEM"
+  fi
+done
+
+echo "Finished defining all root virtual machines."
+
+# Directory containing XML definitions of virtual machines requiring user permissions
+SESSION="./session/"
+
+# Ensure the directory exists
+if [ ! -d "$SESSION" ]; then
+  echo "The specified directory does not exist."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Loop over each XML file in the directory
+for rootless_vm in "$SESSION"/*.xml; do
+  if [ -f "$rootless_vm" ]; then
+    # Use virsh define to create a virtual machine from each XML file
+    virsh define "$rootless_vm"
+    
+    # Check if the command was successful
+    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+      echo "Successfully defined virtual machine from $rootless_vm"
+    else
+      echo "Failed to define virtual machine from $rootless_vm"
+    fi
+  else
+    echo "No XML files found in directory: $SESSION"
+  fi
+done
+
+echo "Finished defining all rootless virtual machines."