Change to root
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su - |
Update and Install Packages
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apt-get -y update apt-get -y upgrade apt-get -y install sudo unzip rsync sysstat cifs-utils nmap tcpdump tmux virt-what chrony |
Configure Sudo for jtel User
The following command adds the jtel user to the sudo group:
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adduser jtel sudo |
Setup chrony
The following commands install chrony and modify the basic chrony.conf file to remove usage of the default pool and any configured servers, and replace this with the 3 (very reliable) time servers from the German PTB.
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# Replace all existing servers sed -i -e "s/^server /# server /" /etc/chrony/chrony.conf # Replace pool setting sed -i -e "s/^pool /# pool /" /etc/chrony/chrony.conf # Add PTB Servers cat << EOFF >> /etc/chrony/chrony.conf # Servers to use server ptbtime1.ptb.de iburst server ptbtime2.ptb.de iburst server ptbtime3.ptb.de iburst EOFF # Enable Chrony systemctl enable chrony # Stop (just in case it was started), then start and get status systemctl stop chrony systemctl start chrony |
Check chrony
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systemctl status chrony chronyc sources |
Warning when using git as root
The following command makes it (intentionally) more difficult to use git as the root user.
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cat <<EOFF >> ~/.bashrc alias git='printf "It looks like you are trying to run GIT as ROOT.\nFor jtel installations, GIT should always be run from the jtel user.\nIf you really want to run git as root, you will need to access it directly, using /usr/bin/git for example.\n"' EOFF source ~/.bashrc |
Detect the Hypervisor
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virt-what |
VMWare
The tools are installed as follows:
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Consult the manufacturer for further detals.
Reboot
Reboot to load the new kernel if one was downloaded and make sure the guest tools are running OK.