colima template command not working as expected

[AjayZorroG]

When we run colima template command : it performs the following steps :

Creates a temporary configuration file.

This file is opened for user modification in the default system editor.

Upon successful save and exit, the command is designed to copy the updated configuration from the temporary file to the permanent user profile file at ~/.colima/default/colima.yaml.

Root Cause of Failure:

The process of copying the modified contents from the temporary file to the permanent colima.yaml file is failing. Consequently, the user's modifications are not persisted.

Functional Workaround:

Users must manually edit the configuration file directly at ~/.colima/default/colima.yaml.

This method ensures that modifications are written and saved to the correct location.

Deployment of Changes:

After the colima.yaml file is updated, the changes are not immediately active.

The Colima VM must be stopped and restarted (colima stop followed by colima start) to apply the new configuration.

Conclusion: The output of colima list does not match the modifications made in the temporary file because the changes were never successfully written to the permanent configuration file used by Colima.