Re: Sysgobex
On May 5, 2013 at 12:37 +0800, Paul Wise wrote:
> > Just before the master image is cloned, some cleanup and preparation is
> > done. This includes the installation of an init script that among other
> > things calls ssh-keygen to regenerate ssh keys during the first boot.
>
> I see, that sounds similar to the cloud stuff that recently entered Debian:
> http://packages.debian.org/sid/cloud-init
It looks very interesting. Our script is much much simpler, especially
after moving the configuration staff to the other script (it now just
calls ssh-keygen, ntpdate and update-rc.d).
> > Another script asks operators for some configuration settings (hostname,
> > network configuration…) and sets them.
>
> Sounds like something we need for OEM images for Debian. I expect a
> Debian version would need to be based on debconf, does your version
> use that?
No, it currently does not use debconf.
> I wonder if it would be a good idea to do two installs, create two
> master images and compare them to see what things are created on a
> per-machine basis during install? It would be interesting to hear
> about the differences.
Sounds like a good idea. In our case as we are moving from a cloned
deployment to a installer based one, the importance of that info
vanishes, but sounds like a valuable info as general knowledge about
Debian for many other projects.
Best regards,
--
Alberto Caso <alberto.caso@gobex.es>
Servicio de Administración de Sistemas.
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