[05:19] <faekjarz> Hi There! A hypothetical scenario: a symlink under a read-only mount, it points to a file under a read-write mount - is it writable, when using the path under the read-only mount?
[05:32] <andol> faekjarz: Sounds like an easy enough thing to test/verify yourself?
[06:57] <faekjarz> Oh thanks, mate, no worries! Are you a snarky teacher type, or someone who just couldn't resist? :P
[08:15] <lordievader> Good morning
[10:16] <jamespage> cpaelzer: are you working that rmq issue with permissions on the erlang cookie?
[10:18] <jamespage> cpaelzer: I think the break is due to the new erlang 21.2 uploaded last week
[10:22] <jamespage> cpaelzer: or maybe 1:21.1.1+dfsg-2
[10:31] <cpaelzer> jamespage: I'm not working on it
[10:32] <cpaelzer> jamespage: I was just assisting mwhudson who was asking for a test on s390x
[10:32] <cpaelzer> I just started libvirt/qemu merges of the cycle which has a lot of extra tasks as usual  - that will keep me busy for a while
[10:51] <jamespage> cpaelzer: OK I'll see if I can figure it out
[16:40] <jamespage> cpaelzer: I'll test from https://launchpad.net/~ci-train-ppa-service/+archive/ubuntu/3568/+packages and upload in the morning
[17:17] <[diablo]> good afternoon #ubuntu-server
[17:17] <[diablo]> guys I want to make a template of 18.04 for use with Proxmox ...
[17:18] <[diablo]> is there any funky built in scripts for vaping the NIC's, logs, users, blah blah so I can convert a machine to a template please?
[17:21] <[diablo]> Good afternoon #ubuntu-server .. guys I want to make a 18.04 template for use with Proxmox. Is there any scripts to clean up a system (logs, users, mac addresses, etc etc) which I can then shut the box down and convert it to a template please?
[18:32] <rbasak> [diablo]: look into cloud-init. If you use cloud images, you can set up an instance and it becomes a template by self-detecting a change of instance id on next boot.
[18:32] <rbasak> Cloud images with the use of cloud-init are how we solve this general problem on Ubuntu.
[18:44] <[diablo]> hi rbasak
[18:45] <[diablo]> will do thank you
[18:47] <[diablo]> rbasak I read something about installing in OEM mode
[18:52] <rbasak> I'm not familiar with OEM mode. That's more of a desktop thing.
[18:54] <[diablo]> ah ok
[19:05] <JanC> oem-config is more for interactive post-install configuration and you want non-interactive...
[19:07] <JanC> (it doesn't necessarily have to be a desktop thing)
[20:15] <NyanCat> cryptodan_mobile: this is VERY late but yes
[20:16] <NyanCat> I did have to install the sudo package though, but was logged in as root
[20:36] <DammitJim> in ubuntu 18, how does one manage time synching?
[20:36] <DammitJim> I was reading that timesync takes care of it, but I can't define the servers I want my server to sync with?
[20:38] <sdeziel> DammitJim: man timesyncd.conf
[20:38] <sdeziel> DammitJim: otherwise, it will usually sync with DHCP provided NTP
[20:42] <DammitJim> hmmmm
[20:56] <sdeziel> DammitJim: there is also the distro specific fallback (ntp.ubuntu.com)
[21:56] <allquixotic> PSA: To get macvtap working on Ubuntu 18.04 after a server migration to newer hardware, I had to change `yakkety` to `bionic` in <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-i440fx-yakkety'>hvm</type>. I figured it out because I was comparing a working VM with an older one that was on the older machine type, tried it just for fun, and it worked. Update your qemu machine types! Good general advice
[22:26] <[diablo]> anyone know if it's possible to force ubuntu (18.04) to regenerate the sshd host keys on boot automatically if the files aren't present please?
[22:27] <[diablo]> or make the entire box redo it's first boot setup
[22:34] <mwhudson> [diablo]: dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server should do it i think
[22:34] <[diablo]> hi mwhudson yeah it does
[22:34] <mwhudson> how did you manage to get into that state?
[22:34] <[diablo]> but I want it to run on boot
[22:34] <[diablo]> I'm making a template
[22:34] <mwhudson> generating them is one of the things cloud-init can do
[22:34] <[diablo]> for VM's ... so each needs to be unique
[22:35] <[diablo]> mwhudson yeah, I think I need to flag it to do that tho
[22:35] <mwhudson> cloud-init is the general solution to doing per-instance customization of vms for sure
[22:35] <mwhudson> hmm
[22:35] <mwhudson> i'd have to go look but if it's doing anything at all, i'd have guessed it would make ssh host keys
[22:37] <[diablo]> I will make a new template and run a test... perhaps it does it if the shutdown machine has no _host files
[22:45] <mwhudson> oh right yes
[22:45] <mwhudson> it won't overwrite any that are there by default
[22:46] <mwhudson> i would definitely make sure your template does not have any host keys
[22:51] <[diablo]> just spinning up a new one, to see if cloud-init generates them once again...
[22:53] <mwhudson> the other thing i guess is that you have to make sure cloud-init does per-instance things when you boot your vms
[22:53] <mwhudson> which is all down to instance id iirc
[22:59] <[diablo]> ah yeah it does, so if I rm them from the vm before shutting it down, and then converting to template in proxmox, when I spin it up as a new vm cloud-init does generate new keys
[23:00] <mwhudson> [diablo]: glad to hear it
[23:00] <[diablo]> cheers mwhudson ...right off to bed.. midnight
[23:00] <[diablo]> all the best