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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 vim unzip rsync sysstat cifs-utils nmap tcpdump tmux virt-what chrony smbclient ufw curl net-tools nload

Configure VIM

VIM detects the mouse, and copy pasting between two terminal windows is annoying because of this. Disable this as follows for root and jtel:

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cat << EOFF >> ~/.vimrc
set mouse-=a
EOFF

cp ~/.vimrc /home/jtel
chown jtel:jtel /home/jtel/.vimrc

Configure Sudo for jtel User

The following command adds the jtel user to the sudo group:

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adduser jtel sudo

Setup the Firewall

The following commands enable the firewall and allow ssh.

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ufw --force reset
ufw --force default deny incoming
ufw --force default allow outgoing
ufw allow ssh
ufw --force enable

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

Bash Settings

The following script does the following:

  • Setup a warning when using git as root (on root only)
  • Allow for less on zipped files
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# root user
cat <<'EOFF' >> ~/.bashrc
[ -x /usr/bin/lesspipe ] && eval "$(SHELL=/bin/sh lesspipe)"
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

# jtel user
cat <<'EOFF' >> /home/jtel/.bashrc
[ -x /usr/bin/lesspipe ] && eval "$(SHELL=/bin/sh lesspipe)"
EOFF

Detect the Hypervisor

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virt-what

VMWare

The tools are installed as follows:

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apt-get -y install open-vm-tools

Hyper-V

The tools are installed as follows:

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apt-get -y install hyperv-daemons

KVM

The tools are installed as follows:

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apt-get -y install qemu-guest-agent

Other Hypervisors

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.

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