Some distros require a terminal for sudo. Converter cannot provide this. Run visudo . Comment out the line: Defaults requiretty .
💿 Remember that the standalone converter does not support native Software RAID (MDRAID) setups.
: Alternatively, enable the useSudo flag in converter-worker.xml located in %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone\ on the Windows machine.
Copy the sysinfo.tar.gz from the VMware Converter installation directory ( %ProgramFiles(x86)%\VMware\VMware vCenter Converter Standalone ) to the Linux source. Some distros require a terminal for sudo
If all else fails, consider:
(Re-run the conversion wizard immediately; revert permissions to noexec upon job completion).
Search for the string or "failed" near the timestamp of your connection attempt. Comment out the line: Defaults requiretty
By ensuring these requirements are met, you should be able to resolve the "Unable to query the live Linux source machine" error and proceed with your migration.
: Unmount any duplicate mounts of the same device (e.g., if /dev/sda5 is mounted in two different locations) before starting the conversion.
Linux P2V issue: unable to query the live Linux source machine Copy the sysinfo
ssh -v root@<linux_source_ip>
) is mounted to multiple directories, Converter often gets confused and cannot map the volumes. Unmount any duplicate mounts before starting. Unsupported Volume Managers : Converter primarily recognizes standard partitions and