core-admin/dom0/qvm-tools/qvm-set-default-template

#!/usr/bin/python2.6
#
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# Copyright (C) 2010  Joanna Rutkowska <joanna@invisiblethingslab.com>
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from qubes.qubes import QubesVmCollection
from optparse import OptionParser;

def main():
    usage = "usage: %prog <template-vm-name>"
    parser = OptionParser (usage)
    (options, args) = parser.parse_args ()
    if (len (args) != 1):
        parser.error ("Missing argument!")
    vmname = args[0]

    qvm_collection = QubesVmCollection()
    qvm_collection.lock_db_for_writing()
    qvm_collection.load()
    vm = qvm_collection.get_vm_by_name(vmname)
    if vm is None or vm.qid not in qvm_collection:
        print "A VM with the name '{0}' does not exist in the system.".format(vmname)
        exit(1)

    if not vm.is_templete():
        print "VM '{0}' is not a TemplateVM".format(vmname)
        exit (1)

    qvm_collection.set_default_template_vm(vm)
    qvm_collection.save()
    qvm_collection.unlock_db()

main()