virtualbox-template-configure

Configure a guest after having been cloned from debian-server-template or ubuntu-server-template in Matt's VirtualBox install.

Usage

• Clone debian-server-template or ubuntu-server-template. Ensure you reinitialize MAC addresses.

• Start the new guest. Log in as root (Debian) or mattfox (Ubuntu).

• Select a free IP address from the range 192.168.56.{50..254}

• Run these commands:

  sudo -i  # On Ubuntu only
  export NEW_IP=192.168.56.x
  export NEW_HOSTNAME=new-hostname
  export HOST_ONLY_IFACE=eth1  # Or something such as enp0s8
  /usr/local/bin/virtualbox-template-configure.sh
  reboot
  

• Add a stanza for this host to your .ssh/config.

• SSH to the host with the user mattfox.

Template setup

Rough steps for setting up template:

• Configure new guest. Ensure iface 0 is NAT, iface 1 is host-only.

• Install OS.

• From console, log in as initial user. Manually launch DHCP client for host-only interface.

• Log in via SSH.

• Set authorized_key of initial user and of root, if available.

• Set .gitconfig of initial user:

  git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
  git config --global user.name "Your Name"
  

• If using /etc/network/interfaces:

  • Add /etc/network/interfaces.d/hostonly from this repo.
  • Ensure there's a source /etc/network/interfaces.d/* directive somewhere in /etc/network/interfaces.

• If using /etc/netplan:

  • Add /etc/netplan/10-enp0s8.yaml from this repo.

• Copy /usr/local/bin/virtualbox-template-configure.sh from this repo to /usr/local/bin/.

• Install VirtualBox Guest Additions:

  Install virtualbox-guest-utils package. Or,

  sudo -i
  apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r)
  mkdir -p /media/cdrom
  mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom/
  /media/cdrom/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
  reboot
  

  After reboot:

  usermod --append --groups vboxsf ${initial-user}