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.. 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
========================
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Create an advanced Debian based container with debconf
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: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 management 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 (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.
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