-- MikeGore - 2016-10-12

Clonezilla image U16041-VM-250G-F16-V2

Update 17 Oct 2016
  • Location: asimov:/coregroup/images/research/U16041-VM-250G-F16-V2

Summary of U16041-VM-250G-F16-V2

  • You can install this on any hardare, Hardware neutral image - it was created under VMware
  • Ubuntu 16.04.1LTS loaded with applications
  • Local Accounts:
    • cscf-adm with 2016 password
    • cscf-op with 2016 password
    • Disk size is 530G SCSI*

Installing Image using Clonezilla

  • Connect to VLAN 420
  • PXE boot your workstation
  • Sellect Clonezilla menu item
    • Clonezilla NFS_MANUAL_p6p2 on 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0
    • research/U16041-VM-250G-F16-V2
    • Clonzilla -> expert mode -> disk images -> restore disk -> -icds option
      • restore partion table proportionally
      • reboot

VMware source image that correspond to U16041-VM-250G-F16-V2

Update 17 Oct 2016
  • Vmware version: requires VMware Workstation Pro V12.5
  • Location of raw VMware files:
    • SSHFS: cscf-adm@asimov.uwaterloo.ca:/coregroup/images/vmware/U16041-VM-250G-F16-V2/ (user cscf-adm 2014 password)
    • CIFS/SMBFS access: \\asimov\IMAGES\vmware\U16041-VM-250G-F16-V2 (user cscf-adm 2014 password)
  • Installing on your machine
    • Copy cscf-adm@asimov.uwaterloo.ca:/coregroup/images/vmware/U16041-VM-250G-F16-V2/ to the folder you have chosen to store your VM's in (create one if needed)
  • Start VMware
  • *File Menu -> Open ->
    • Browse to: U16041-VM-250G-F16-V2 and open the VM

Ubuntu 16.04.1LTS part of the U16041-VM-250G-F16-V2 image

Updated 17Oct2016

Updates scripts actions

  • Author: Mike Gore
  • Date:
    • 17 Oct 2016
    • Tested with 16.04.1 lts
  • Usage:
    • ./updates [-a] [ -u userid ] [ -h hostname ] [ -y ]*
    • -a included CS AD pre-setup steps
    • -h hostname Rename host to hostname
    • -u userid userid
    • If -u is is specified CS AD will NOT be done
    • Always add the user to local admin groups and sudoers
    • -y Do not ask about or remove resolvconf or network manager
    • Otherwise there are two question near the beginning of the script
    • 1) Do you wish to purge network manager (answer NO on laptops)
    • 2) Remove resolve conf, update /etc/resolv.conf from CSCF (No for custom configuration)
  • References:
  • https:
    • /cs.uwaterloo.ca/twiki/view/CF/MetaPackages
  • https:
    • /cs.uwaterloo.ca/cscf/infrastructure/setups/ubuntu/apt/
  • https:
    • /cs.uwaterloo.ca/cscf/infrastructure/standard-platforms/architectures#LinuxSupportedApplications

  • Proceedures:
    • Update hostname - needs -h option
    • install software-properties-common is required for apt-add-repository
    • Update APT sources.list to mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca
    • remove odd dead repositories
    • Add CS Package Repository
    • Add depot.cs.uwaterloo.ca gpg key to the apt key ring
    • Add Graphics Drivers PPA
    • Computer Language Applications racket PPA
      • Information from "https://launchpad.net/~plt/+archive/racket".
    • Owncloud client curently has many bugs - not installing
      • - ie indicator missing and networking disabled
    • Add cononical PPA
    • Add Boot Repair Repository
    • Refrese package list
    • Allow unattended securitry updates
    • Disable new distro-upgrade check
    • Verifying that cscf-adm is in sudoers file
    • Verifying that adm is in sudoers file
    • Update system SSH with local CS known hosts
    • Add CSCF root PUBLIC key to user root authorized_keys file
    • Update package list after all of the PPA updates above
    • Install Boot Repair
    • F15 fixes - remove deja-dup
    • Update profile search path
    • GRUB patches - also fixes newtwork device naming - ie p6p2 becomes eth0 ...
    • * Remove old network UDEV rules to keep interface names constant*
    • Add NFS client packages
    • Install UWdir
    • Installl CSCF SNMP configuration
    • DHCP Client update fix
    • Disable Guest Account
    • Conditionally remove Network Manager - Answer NO on laptops
    • Conditionally remove Resolv Conf
      • Add CS resolv.conf
    • PURGE insecure services like telnet
    • Install CSCF Cups printing setup
    • Install UW LC Command
    • F16 fixes by David and Lawrence
      • 2 Sept 2016
      • Mike Gore - script implimentation
    • Echo create /xhbin directory and links
    • CS LDAP userid shells
    • Setup CSCF home directory symlinks used by CS AD /u../u9 to /home
    • Set Default printer to lj_csgrad
    • Update package list and verify we can see uwcs- packages
    • Pam stack fix for CS AD updates go here - Does not run unless -a specified
    • Add a user as administrator if -u userid specified
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