GRML - Linux Live-CD for sysadmins

# install grml2usb
cat < /etc/apt/sources.list.d/chromium.list
deb http://deb.grml.org/ grml-testing main
EOF

# install grml2usb package
apt-get update
apt-get install grml2usb -y --force-yes

# format partition on USB pen (OPTIONAL)
mkfs.vfat /dev/sdb1

# install GRML to USB pen
grml2usb grml-small_2009.10.iso /dev/sdb1

LINKS
http://git.grml.org/?p=grml-live.git;a=blob_plain;f=templates/GRML/grml-cheatcodes.txt;hb=HEAD
http://www.linux-user.de/ausgabe/2006/06/008-grml/index.html

Deploy LXD container with terraform

Docs
https://registry.terraform.io/providers/terraform-lxd/lxd/latest/docs
https://registry.terraform.io/providers/terraform-lxd/lxd/latest/docs/resources/container

Create LXD container

# terraform init
# terraform apply -auto-approve
# terraform destroy -auto-approve
 
 
terraform {
  required_providers {
    lxd = {
      source = "terraform-lxd/lxd"
    }
  }
}
 
provider "lxd" {
  generate_client_certificates = true
  accept_remote_certificate    = true
}
 
resource "lxd_container" "lxd_container_u2004" {
  name  = "u2004"
  image = "ubuntu:20.04"
 
  config = {
    "boot.autostart" = true
  }
 
  limits = {
    cpu = 2
  }
}
 
resource "lxd_container" "lxd_container_u2110" {
  name = "u2110"
  image = "ubuntu:21.10"
  # image = "images:ubuntu-minimal:21.10" # fixme
 
  config = {
    "boot.autostart" = true
  }
 
  limits = {
    cpu = 2
  }
}

Links
https://dev.to/smashse/snap-lxd-terraform-3f0p

Ubuntu autoinstall

HowTo
https://canonical-subiquity.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/tutorial/providing-autoinstall.html#providing-autoinstall

Download Ubuntu iso
https://releases.ubuntu.com/24.04/ubuntu-24.04-desktop-amd64.iso

wget https://releases.ubuntu.com/24.04/ubuntu-24.04-desktop-amd64.iso -O ~/Downloads/iso/ubuntu-24.04-desktop-amd64.iso

Prepare

sudo apt install qemu-system-x86
 
# mount ISO by double click
#sudo mount -r ~/Downloads/iso/ubuntu-24.04-desktop-amd64.iso /mnt

autoinstall.yaml

Side2Side IPSec VPN connection between OpenStack VPN and AVM Fritz!Box

Define variables for OpenStack VPN configuration

FRITZBOX_EXTERNAL_IP=x.x.x.x                    # curl ipinfo.io/ip
FRITZBOX_NETWORK=192.168.178.0/24               # Heimnetz > Netzwerk > Netzwerkeinstellungen > IPv4-Einstellungen
PASSWORD='xxxxxxxx'                             # apg -m 32
OPENSTACK_SUBNET_ID=$(openstack subnet list -c ID -f value)
OPENSTACK_ROUTER_ID=$(openstack router list -c ID -f value)

Define variables

Cleanup / delete OpenStack objects 

PROJECT_ID=f0f745a9c79c47fdbbdd187d728f9e41
 
# Delete VMs
openstack server list --project ${PROJECT_ID}
openstack server delete ${SERVER_ID}
 
openstack volume list --project ${PROJECT_ID}
openstack volume delete ${VOLUME_ID}
 
openstack image list --private --long | grep ${PROJECT_ID}
openstack image delete ${IMAGE_ID}
 
# Delete loadbalancer
openstack loadbalancer list --project ${PROJECT_ID}
openstack loadbalancer delete --cascade ${LOADBALANCER_ID}
 
# Delete secrets
openstack secret list
openstack secret delete ${SECRET_URL}
 
# Delete VPNs
openstack vpn ipsec site connection list --long | grep ${PROJECT_ID}
openstack vpn ipsec site connection delete ${IPSEC_SITE_CONNECTION_ID}
openstack vpn endpoint group list --long | grep ${PROJECT_ID}
openstack vpn endpoint group delete ${VPN_LOCAL_ENDPOINT_GROUP_ID} ${VPN_PEER_ENDPOINT_GROUP_ID}
openstack vpn service list --long | grep ${PROJECT_ID}
openstack vpn service delete ${VPN_SERVICE_ID}
openstack vpn ipsec policy list --long | grep ${PROJECT_ID}
openstack vpn ipsec policy delete ${VPN_IPSEC_POLICY_ID}
openstack vpn ike policy list --long | grep ${PROJECT_ID}
openstack vpn ike policy delete ${VPN_IKE_POLICY_ID}
 
# Delete k8s
openstack coe cluster list 
 
# Delete floating ip
openstack floating ip list --project ${PROJECT_ID}
openstack floating ip delete ${FLOATING_IP}
 
# Delete router

OpenStack Debug VPN

Find the VPN server and the relevant router UUID

# get VPN connection ID
openstack vpn ipsec site connection list | grep foo
openstack vpn ipsec site connection list --long | grep <project_id>
 
VPN_CONNECTION_ID=142dc25f-13bb-4fda-b093-edf13df98ed8
openstack vpn ipsec site connection show ${VPN_CONNECTION_ID}
 
VPN_SERVICE_ID=$(openstack vpn ipsec site connection show ${VPN_CONNECTION_ID} -c 'VPN Service' -f value)
openstack vpn service show ${VPN_SERVICE_ID}
 
# get router ID
ROUTER_ID=$(openstack vpn service show ${VPN_SERVICE_ID} -c Router -f value)
echo "ROUTER_ID=${ROUTER_ID}"

Find the ctl Node where the active router is running

ROUTER_PORT_ID=$(openstack port list --device-owner network:router_gateway -f value -c id --router ${ROUTER_ID})
CONTROL_NODE=$(openstack port show ${ROUTER_PORT_ID} -c binding_host_id -f value)
echo "CONTROL_NODE: ${CONTROL_NODE}"
 
echo "ssh ${CONTROL_NODE} sudo ip netns exec qrouter-${ROUTER_ID} ip a s"

Connect to that ctl node and "jump" in its neutron-l3-agent docker container

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