Changes between Version 12 and Version 13 of install_debian

Timestamp:

Oct 3, 2007, 2:50:50 PM (18 years ago)

Author:

Jamie McClelland

Comment:

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install_debian

@@ -40 +40 @@
 
 {{{
-# bootable
-# 250 MB
-# Physical volume for RAID array
+250 MB
+Physical volume for RAID array (or ext3 if one disk system)
 }}}
 
@@ -48 +47 @@
 
 {{{
-# Takes up remaining space
-# Physical volume for RAID array
-}}}
-
- * Choose "Congifure software RAID"
-
- * Choose "Create MD Device"
-
- * Choose RAID1
-
- * Number of active devices: 2
-
- * Number of spare devices: 0
-
- * Now select the first partition on each device.
-
- * Click Continue. Repeat for second partition on each device.
-
- * When you are done, click Finish. Now you are back at the partition menu.
-
- * Scroll down to the raid devices. Modify as follows:
+Takes up remaining space
+Physical volume for RAID array (or Physical volume for LVM if one disk system)
+}}}
+
+ * Choose "Congifure software RAID" (skip step if one disk system)
+
+  * Choose "Create MD Device"
+
+  * Choose RAID1
+
+  * Number of active devices: 2
+
+  * Number of spare devices: 0
+
+  * Now select the first partition on each device.
+
+  * Click Continue. Repeat for second partition on each device.
+
+  * When you are done, click Finish. Now you are back at the partition menu.
+
+ * Scroll down to the raid devices (or apply straight to your partitions if it's a one disk system). Modify as follows:
 
 {{{
@@ -79 +78 @@
  * Create a volume group called vg_nameofserver0
 
- * Create a logical volumes in this volume group
-
-{{{
-dom0: 1 GB
-dom0-swap: 512MB
-}}}
-
- * After returning to the main disk config menu, click on the LVM #1 and configure it to use ext3 and /.
-
- * Click on the !#2 lvm disk and configure it as swap
-
-==== Afer reboot ====
-
- * Set Hardware clock to GMT (even if it isn't)
-
- * Insert root password into pass db
-
- * Create new user: mayfirst
-
- * Do not select any of the pre-set application packages. Just tab to OK.
-
- * For mail congiration - choose No configuration (we will be installing postfix later)
-
- * Root and postmaster recipient: root@mayfirst.org
+ * Create logical volumes in this volume group based on your needs. A dom0 will only need a 1GB root partition. A "normal" server might need a 1 GB root, 3GB /usr, 5 GB /var and 512 MB swap.
+
+ * After returning to the main disk config menu, click on each logical volume that you create and specify how it should be formatted and mounted.
+
+ * Enter root password in resource db or give to Jamie!
+
+ * Create a second user for yourself.
+
+ * Do not install the server package or the base package - deselect all of them.
 
 === Post Install ===
@@ -120 +104 @@
 }}}
 
-==== Setup xen ====
-
- * Install with:
-
-{{{
-apt-get install xen-hypervisor-3.0.3-1-i386 xen-linux-system-2.6.18-4-xen-686 libc6-xen
-}}}
-
- * Edit /boot/grub/menu.1st
-
-{{{
-## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
-# xenhopt=dom0_mem=131072
-}}}
-
- * run update-grub and reboot
-
- * Install bridge-utils and xen-tools
-
-{{{
-aptitude install bridge-utils xen-tools
-/etc/init.d/xend restart
-}}}
-
- * Edit /etc/xen-tools/xen-tools.conf. Apply the following diffs:
-
-{{{
-0 gramsci:/etc/xen-tools# diff -u xen-tools.conf.orig xen-tools.conf
---- xen-tools.conf.orig 2007-05-27 19:59:38.000000000 -0400
-+++ xen-tools.conf      2007-05-27 20:01:15.000000000 -0400
-@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
+==== Misc ====
+
+ * Login as root and install the following packages:
+
+{{{
+# aptitude install ssh ntpdate ntp-server less emacs21-nox cron-apt iproute
+}}}
+
+ * Upload the [wiki:mfpl_admin_public_ssh_keys mayfirst public keys] to:
+
+{{{
+/root/.ssh/authorized_keys
+}}}
+
+ * Configure ssh to only accept connections with auth keys (unless this is a server that should be accessible by members). Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config and uncomment/change this line:
+
+{{{
+PasswordAuthentication no
+}}}
+
+ * Reload ssh:
+
+{{{
+# /etc/init.d/ssh reload
+}}}
+
+=== Fix Bash ===
+
+ * Overwrite /root/.bashrc with:
+{{{
+# ~/.bashrc: executed by bash(1) for non-login shells.
+
+export PS1='$? \h:\w\$ '
+umask 022
+
+# You may uncomment the following lines if you want `ls' to be colorized:
+# export LS_OPTIONS='--color=auto'
+# eval "`dircolors`"
+# alias ls='ls $LS_OPTIONS'
+# alias ll='ls $LS_OPTIONS -l'
+# alias l='ls $LS_OPTIONS -lA'
 #
-##
-# lvm = skx-vg
-+lvm = vg_gramsci0
-
-
-#
-@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@
-##
-#
-# copy = /path/to/pristine/image
--# debootstrap = 1
-+debootstrap = 1
-# rpmstrap = 1
-# tar = /path/to/img.tar
-#
-@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@
-swap   = 128Mb    # Swap size
-# noswap = 1      # Don't use swap at all for the new system.
-fs     = ext3     # use the EXT3 filesystem for the disk image.
--dist   = sarge    # Default distribution to install.
-+dist   = etch     # Default distribution to install.
-image  = sparse   # Specify sparse vs. full disk images.
-
-#
-@@ -154,8 +155,8 @@
-#
-# Default kernel and ramdisk to use for the virtual servers
-#
--kernel = /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.16-2-xen-686
--initrd = /boot/initrd.img-2.6.16-2-xen-686
-+kernel = /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-xen-686
-+initrd = /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-4-xen-686
-
-#
-#  The architecture to use when using debootstrap or rpmstrap.
-1 gramsci:/etc/xen-tools#
-}}}
-
- * Create new xen instances with:
-
-{{{
-xen-create-image --size=5Gb --swap=512Mb --gateway=209.51.180.17 --netmask=255.2
-55.255.240 --ip=209.51.180.24 --hostname=mendes
-}}}
-
- Change settings as needed.
-
-==== Misc ====
-
- * Edit /etc/group and change the group id of mayfirst to 1500 (so it will be consistent with red)
-
- * Login as root and install the following packages:
-
-{{{
-# apt-get install --purge ssh ntpdate ntp-server sudo vim less rsync postfix
-}}}
-
- * Add the group wheel.
-
-{{{
-# addgroup wheel
-}}}
-
- * Add mayfirst to wheel:
-
-{{{
-# addgroup mayfirst wheel
-}}}
-
- * Configure sudo:
-
-{{{
-# visudo
-}}}
-
- * Add a line at the bottom that says:
-
-{{{
-%wheel  ALL=(ALL) ALL
-}}}
-
- * Upload the mayfirst public keys to:
-
-{{{
-.ssh/authorized_keys
-}}}
-
- * Configure ssh to only accept connections with auth keys (unless this is a server that should be accessible by members). Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config. 
-
- * Uncomment and change the !ChallengeResponseAuthentication line and the !PasswordAuthentication line to match the following:
-
-{{{
-ChallengeResponseAuthentication no
-PasswordAuthentication no
-}}}
-
- * Reload ssh:
-
-{{{
-# /etc/init.d/ssh reload
-}}}
-
- * Uninstall unecesary packages:
-
-{{{
-$ sudo apt-get remove --purge portmap lpr nfs-common ppp
-}}}
-
- * Make sure no uneeded services are running. Look through /etc/rc2.d. Move from S to K any services that are not needed (e.g. rsync and inetd).
+# Some more alias to avoid making mistakes:
+alias rm='rm -i'
+alias cp='cp -i'
+alias mv='mv -i
+}}}
+
+ * Modify the following lines in /etc/skel/.bashrc
+{{{
+PS1='$? ${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$ '
+    ;;
+*)
+PS1='$? ${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\u@\h:\w\$ '
+}}}
+
+ * Add a .ssh directory and empty authorized_keys file in /etc/skel:
+{{{
+mkdir /etc/skel/.ssh
+touch /etc/skel/.ssh/authorized_keys
+}}}
 
 ==== Serial console login ====
@@ -266 +170 @@
 If you did not use the serial console installer, then perform the following:
 
- * Edit the /etc/inittab file. Uncomment the line that reads:
-
-{{{
-T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100
-}}}
-
- and change 9600 to 115200 so it reads:
+ * Edit the /etc/inittab file. Uncomment and modify:
 
 {{{
@@ -309 +207 @@
 }}}
 
-==== Encrypted File system ====
-
- * Install programs:
-
-{{{
-$ sudo apt-get install dmsetup cryptsetup
-}}}
-
- * Create an encrypted file system for members:
-
- * Now, unmount the partition (make sure there is no data on it that you care about).
-
-{{{
-$ sudo umount /home/members
-}}}
-
- * Create the encrypted filesystem:
-
-{{{
-$ cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/mapper/vg_NAMEOFSERVER0-members
-}}}
-
-You will be prompted for a password. Put password in resource db!
-
- * Add to crypttab
-
-{{{
-echo crypt_members /dev/mapper/vg_NAMEOFSERVER0-members none luks >> /etc/crypttab
-}}}
-
- * Start it
-
-{{{
-/etc/init.d/cryptdisks start
-}}}
-
- * Create a file system on the partition:
-
-{{{
-$ mkfs -t ext3 /dev/mapper/crypt_members
-}}}
-
- * Remove cryptdisks from the rc2.d directory - we do not want this to start automatically on boot! Instead we want to start it manually so the boot process doesn't hang waiting for a password.