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| − | + | Instructions manually create a minimal Archlinux (0.8) "Voodoo" OS Template. | |
| − | == | + | == Prerequisites == |
| − | + | I used a modified archbootstrap script which can be found at http://forzza.systs.org/openvz-misc/ | |
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| − | + | Edit settings of script "archbootstrap" : | |
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| − | + | <pre> | |
| − | + | ARCH="i686" | |
| − | + | IGNORE="rp-pppoe ppp wireless_tools xfsdump xfsprogs reiserfsprogs lshwd usbutils pciutils pcmciautils module-init-tools mdadm mkinitcpio libusb jfsutils lvm2 lilo cryptsetup device-mapper dhcpcd hwdetect dmapi gen-init-cpio grub" | |
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| − | + | umark PACMAN_OPTS (remove '#') | |
| − | + | </pre> | |
| − | + | {{Note|I suggest to place the build for OpenVZ templates to /vz/template/, schema: /vz/template/$DIST/$VERSION/$ARCH/}} | |
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| − | + | <pre> | |
| + | Built this OS-Template with: | ||
| − | + | VE0_dist Debian | |
| + | VE0_ARCH i386 | ||
| − | + | DIST arch | |
| − | + | VERSION 0.8 | |
| − | + | ARCH depends on VE0 settings above | |
| − | + | </pre> | |
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| − | + | == bootstrapping Archlinux == | |
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| − | + | Syntax: | |
| − | + | VE0_# /usr/bin/archbootstrap /vz/template/$DIST/$VERSION/$ARCH/ [MIRROR] | |
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| − | + | {{Note|Please use mirrors ! A full list of Archlinux mirrors : http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mirror}} | |
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| − | + | == enter the Build with chroot == | |
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| − | + | All the commands below are executed from the root shell. I this howto "chroot" is used to enter as NEWROOT, a BUILD-VE must not be created! | |
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| − | + | VE0_# chroot /vz/template/$DIST/$VERSION/$ARCH/ | |
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| − | + | === setting DNS server === | |
| − | + | For the chroot BUILD we also need to specify a DNS for it: | |
| − | + | BUILD_# mv /etc/resolv.conf.pacorig /etc/resolv.conf | |
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| − | + | === update and install packages === | |
| − | + | Update (sync) pacman cache and update installed packages | |
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| + | BUILD_# pacman -Syu | ||
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| − | + | Install openssh (client and server) , quota-tools and iproute | |
| − | + | BUILD_# pacman -S openssh quota-tools iproute | |
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| − | + | === fix /etc/mtab === | |
| − | + | Add symlink /proc/mount /etc/mtab | |
| − | + | BUILD_# ln -s /proc/mounts /etc/mtab | |
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| − | + | === fix /etc/inittab === | |
| − | + | Remove getties from inittab | |
| − | + | BUILD_# sed -i -e '/getty/d' /etc/inittab | |
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| − | + | === create device nodes === | |
| − | + | Create device nodes at /dev, like console, full, null, zero, urandom, ptmx and fifo of initctl | |
| − | + | BUILD_# mknod -m 600 /dev/console c 5 1 | |
| − | + | BUILD_# mknod -m 666 /dev/tty c 5 0 | |
| − | + | BUILD_# mknod -m 666 /dev/full c 1 7 | |
| − | + | BUILD_# mknod -m 600 /dev/initctl p | |
| − | + | BUILD_# mknod -m 666 /dev/null c 1 3 | |
| − | + | BUILD_# mknod -m 666 /dev/ptmx c 5 2 | |
| − | + | BUILD_# mkdir pts | |
| − | + | BUILD_# mknod -m 666 /dev/random c 1 8 | |
| − | + | BUILD_# mknod -m 444 /dev/urandom c 1 9 | |
| − | + | BUILD_# mknod -m 666 /dev/zero c 1 5 | |
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| − | + | === sysinit script modification === | |
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Remove deleting of /etc/mtab in /etc/rc.sysinit and add mounting of /dev/pts | Remove deleting of /etc/mtab in /etc/rc.sysinit and add mounting of /dev/pts | ||
| − | + | BUILD_# nano /etc/rc.sysinit | |
| − | + | <pre> | |
| − | + | [...] | |
| − | + | /bin/rm -f /etc/mtab | |
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| + | </pre> | ||
to | to | ||
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| − | + | [...] | |
| − | + | #/bin/rm -f /etc/mtab | |
| − | + | /bin/mount -t devpts none /dev/pts | |
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| + | </pre> | ||
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| − | + | === modify the main configuration file === | |
| + | BUILD_# nano /etc/rc.conf | ||
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# Localization | # Localization | ||
LOCALE="en_US.utf8" | LOCALE="en_US.utf8" | ||
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# Add openssh to DAEMONS, start at bootup ; ssh-keys are build on first VE start !!! | # Add openssh to DAEMONS, start at bootup ; ssh-keys are build on first VE start !!! | ||
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng network netfs crond ssh) | DAEMONS=(syslog-ng network netfs crond ssh) | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
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| − | + | === enable ssh connections === | |
{{Note|All connection are disabled to VE, see /etc/hosts.deny, only affected server built-in with libwrap}} | {{Note|All connection are disabled to VE, see /etc/hosts.deny, only affected server built-in with libwrap}} | ||
| − | Allow ssh: | + | Allow ssh : |
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| + | <pre> | ||
| + | BUILD_# echo "ssh: ALL : ALLOW" >> /etc/hosts.allow} | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
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| − | + | === lock (disable) the root account === | |
| − | + | BUILD_# passwd -l root | |
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| − | + | === exit the chroot to VE0 === | |
| − | + | BUILD_# exit | |
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| + | == build a exclude list == | ||
Shrink the OS-Template, so not all files needed in a VE - OS - TEMPLATE | Shrink the OS-Template, so not all files needed in a VE - OS - TEMPLATE | ||
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| − | + | Remove unused pacman backup files | |
| − | + | VE0_# find ./ -name '*.pacorig' > ../exclude.list-$ARCH | |
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| − | + | /etc/resolv.conf is added by vzctl: | |
| − | + | VE0_# echo "etc/resolv.conf" >> ../exclude.list-$ARCH | |
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| − | + | dont add downloaded pkg to ostemplate: | |
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| − | + | VE0_# find ./var/cache/ -name '*.tar.gz' >> ../exclude.list-$ARCH | |
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| − | + | we dont need no logs and historys | |
| − | + | VE0_# find ./var/cache/ -name '*.tar.gz' >> ../exlcude.list-$ARCH | |
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| − | + | VE0_# find ./root/.bash_history >> ../exclude.list-$ARCH | |
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| + | == create OS-Template == | ||
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| + | VE0_# tar -X ../exclude.list-$ARCH -czf /vz/template/cache/arch-0.8-$ARCH-minimal.tar.gz ./ | ||
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| + | == use the OS-Template == | ||
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| + | VE0_# vzctl create <VEID> --ostemplate arch-0.8-$ARCH-minimal ... | ||
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| + | == update the OS-Template == | ||
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| + | to update a template is really easy, enter the build with chroot, performing upgrade task | ||
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| + | VE0_# chroot /vz/template/$DIST/$VERSION/$ARCH/ 'pacman -Syu' | ||
Update the exclude list, and pack upgraded OS - Template | Update the exclude list, and pack upgraded OS - Template | ||
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| − | + | == Links == | |
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| + | Archlinux wiki http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Main_Page | ||
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[[Category: HOWTO]] | [[Category: HOWTO]] | ||
[[Category: Templates]] | [[Category: Templates]] | ||
