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diff --git a/share/man/container-create-debconf.1.rst b/share/man/container-create-debconf.1.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b135b46 --- /dev/null +++ b/share/man/container-create-debconf.1.rst @@ -0,0 +1,173 @@ +.. Open Infrastructure: compute-tools + +.. Copyright (C) 2014-2021 Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@open-infrastructure.net> +.. +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0+ +.. +.. This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify +.. it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by +.. the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or +.. (at your option) any later version. +.. +.. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, +.. but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +.. MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the +.. GNU General Public License for more details. +.. +.. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +.. along with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. + +======================== +container-create-debconf +======================== + +------------------------------------------------------ +Create an advanced Debian based container with debconf +------------------------------------------------------ + +:manual section: 1 +:manual group: Open Infrastructure + +Synopsis +======== + +| **container create -s debconf** ['OPTIONS'] +| **cnt cr -s debconf** ['OPTIONS'] + +| **container create -s debian** ['OPTIONS'] +| **cnt cr -s debian** ['OPTIONS'] + +| **container create -s progress-linux** ['OPTIONS'] +| **cnt cr -s progress-linux** ['OPTIONS'] + +Description +=========== + +The debconf container creation script uses debconf(1) to automatically create a +Debian based container. + +Scope +----- + +Note that this container creation script can do a few things more than just +automatically debootstrap based on a preseed file. It also allows you to set a +root password, configure the network, install certain packages and execute +hooks. + +But: this is *not* a replacement for a configuration management system (like +ansible, puppet, etc.). The intenion of this script is to create the initial +container to that extend that a configuration managment system can take over. + +As an analogy, think of debian-installer: d-i sets up your system to make it +ready to boot and connect to the network. Everything after that is out of scope. +Same goes for this script. + +Functions +--------- + +This script performs the following configuration on top of a Debian based +system: + + * network + * root password + * apt repositories + * \.\.\. + +Modes +----- + +This container creation script can be used under two different names: debian and +progress-linux. + +Alternative, calling it under the debconf name is equal to the debian mode. + +Preseeding +---------- + +Hierarchy of Preseed Files: + + * The debconf script can be fully preseeded. Such preseed files can include + one or more preseed files themselfs (currently, only one layer of includes + is supported, no nested or recursive includes). + + * The general rule of 'the later preseed file overwrites the earlier' applies. + The debconf script reads the main preseed file (specified either on command + line or by debconf selection/input dialog) after any included preseed files + in there. + + * That means that debconf values after the include statement in the main + preseed file can overwrite any values specified in the included preseed + files. + +Options +======= + +The following script options are available: + +-n, --name='NAME': + Specify container name. + +-p, --preseed-file='FILE': + Specify the preseed file. + +Examples +======== + +Create a Debian based container: + + sudo container create -s debian -n debian.example.net + +Create a Progress Linux container: + + sudo container create -s progress-linux -n progress.example.net + +Files +===== + +The following files are used: + +/etc/compute-tools/config: + Container configuration files. + +/usr/share/compute-tools/scripts: + Container creation scripts. + +/usr/share/doc/compute-tools: + Container documentation. + +/var/lib/machines: + Container directory. + +/var/cache/container: + Container cache directory. + +/tmp/compute-tools: + Container temporary directory. + +See also +======== + +| compute-tools(7), +| container(1). + +Homepage +======== + +More information about compute-tools and the Open Infrastructure project can be +found on the homepage at https://open-infrastructure.net. + +Contact +======= + +Bug reports, feature requests, help, patches, support and everything else are +welcome on the Open Infrastructure Software Mailing List +<software@lists.open-infrastructure.net>. + +Debian specific bugs can also be reported in the Debian Bug Tracking System +(https://bugs.debian.org). + +Authors +======= + +compute-tools were written by Daniel Baumann +<daniel.baumann@open-infrastructure.net> and others. |