Equipment/Denning: Difference between revisions

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edit interfaces to get a static ip
edit interfaces to get a static ip
reboot
reboot
on boole:
add hostname to fwd and rev. dns, don't forget to commit your changes.


log into denning with ssh keys forwarded
log into denning with ssh keys forwarded


add hostname to dns
add hostname to /etc/ansible/hosts in both the [lhshosts] and [rpis]
add hostname to /etc/ansible/hosts in both the [lhshosts] and [rpis]
sections, and [doorbot] if it's a doorbot, make the syslocation="something sensible"
sections, and [doorbot] if it's a doorbot, make the syslocation="something sensible"
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cd /etc/ansible
cd /etc/ansible
ansible -v -s -u pi -k -m command -a "apt-get -y install python-apt" "hostname"
 
install python-apt which ansible needs:
 
ansible -vvv -u pi -k -s -m command -a "apt-get -y install python-apt" "hostname"
 
Then run it
 
ansible-playbook -u pi -s -k -l "hostname" lhs/site.yml
ansible-playbook -u pi -s -k -l "hostname" lhs/site.yml



Revision as of 17:54, 21 February 2014

Denning
Hackspace Unknown.png
Model Nexcom DNA1110
Sub-category Systems
Status Good working order
Training requirement yes
Training link Unknown
ACnode no
Owner LHS
Origin donation from Tgreer
Maintainers Sysadmin team

Denning

Runs the non-vital services that used to run on Boole. Might get used for other stuff as well. Same hardware as Boole

Runs zone minder and has a not very good 4 port TV capture card in it, currently connected to the 3 yard cameras and the rear lobby camera.

Also a netboot server, provides:

  • Diskless i386 and amd64 debian wheezy
  • Rescue and Install for debian wheezy.
  • partition magic
  • memtest
  • dban
  • Voyage (a minimised debian disto that can run from readonly media) Warning : the Voyage auto install kernel will reformat things they are booted on without prompting.

Also runs ansible for setting up machines in the space.


Issues

Has only a single mechanical harddrive so vulnerable to data loss.

using Ansible with a Rasbperry Pi

dd raspbian image (use the 02-09 one to avoid usb issues)
boot pi
watch dhcp logs on boole
ssh pi@ip
passwd: raspberry

sudo raspi-config
update it
expand filesystem
change password
boot to console
advanced options -> hostname

cd /etc/network
edit interfaces to get a static ip
reboot

on boole:

add hostname to fwd and rev. dns, don't forget to commit your changes.

log into denning with ssh keys forwarded

add hostname to /etc/ansible/hosts in both the [lhshosts] and [rpis]
sections, and [doorbot] if it's a doorbot, make the syslocation="something sensible"

then:

if it's a replacement for an old machine then:

ssh-keygen -R hostname
ssh-keygen -R hostname.lan.london.hackspace.org.uk
ssh-keygen -R ipv4 address (?)
ssh-keygen -R ipv6 address (?)

then:

cd /etc/ansible

install python-apt which ansible needs:

ansible -vvv -u pi -k -s -m command -a "apt-get -y install python-apt" "hostname"

Then run it

ansible-playbook -u pi -s -k -l "hostname" lhs/site.yml

The 2nd one will add our users, ssh keys, packages, etc etc.

notes:

not sure how resolv.conf gets setup, I thought having:

iface eth0 inet static
        [...]
        dns-nameservers 172.31.24.2
        dns-search lan.london.hackspace.org.uk

Would sort it, but maybe that dosn't and we got lucky from dhcp?

The dns stuff in /etc/network/interfaces appears to be bogus and resolv.conf needs to be
done manually, add to ansible.