RE: [External] Re: Creation of Base OS Images - Windows 10, CentOS 7 and Ubuntu 20 in VCL

["Martinez, Emerio" <em...@Fullerton.edu>]

Hello Josh,

Thank you so much for this follow up. I have not had a chance to revisit the Windows 10 create base image process due to the many things that come up when expanding the underlying hardware of VCL. I will try it out when I have a chance. Again, thank you for the much appreciated support on this.

Sincerely,
Emerio

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From: Josh Thompson <jo...@ncsu.edu> 
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2020 5:15 AM
To: user@vcl.apache.org
Cc: Martinez, Emerio <em...@Fullerton.edu>; Elbettar, Bill <be...@fullerton.edu>; Yang, Charles <cy...@fullerton.edu>
Subject: [External] Re: Creation of Base OS Images - Windows 10, CentOS 7 and Ubuntu 20 in VCL

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I just wanted to follow up to this that cygwin 3.1.6-1 fixes the problem that was introduced in 3.1.5-1.  The cygwin development community was very responsive in fixing the problem.

Josh

On Friday, June 12, 2020 3:50:58 PM EDT Josh Thompson wrote:
> Hi Emerio,
> 
> I found a temporary solution that will at least allow you to move 
> forward with the Windows 10 image for now.  When selecting the 4 
> packages to install from Cygwin that are listed on this page:
> 
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__cwiki.apache.org_
> confluence_display_VCL_&d=DwICAg&c=GlhIK-Z7Itify6iax27XCf9KYFXDgbS2ET5
> 8kP-Ckgw&r=hVt6eQ_l2p-1o5C1D_OZMvB9UWWYSVya_5I4MYMdIv4&m=v9vY6SPN_4eCk
> p0oZgjSbn3CsvyQN2apCKiSmqMe89c&s=JXVXERZkmX5rUUiua2Rvo48j9xnDAxrVqBDVd
> dFun7c&e=
> Install+and+Configure+Cygwin+SSHD
> 
> there are a number of additional packages that automatically get 
> selected for installation when selecting the 4 needed for VCL.  One of 
> those packages is named 'cygwin'.  Before moving on from the screen 
> where you select packages, find that cygwin package.  For the version 
> that is to be installed, select "3.1.4-1" instead of whatever is the 
> default (currently, I'm seeing 3.1.5-1). Apparently, something changed 
> between 3.1.4-1 and
> 3.1.5-1 that is causing the problem.  After making that change and 
> finishing the Cygwin configuration, I was able to successfully capture 
> an image.
> 
> Josh
> 
> On Thursday, June 11, 2020 5:27:57 PM EDT Josh Thompson wrote:
> > Hi Emerio,
> > 
> > It's good to hear from someone at Fullerton!  I don't know if Jim 
> > O'Dell is still around there somewhere, but he's actually a 
> > committer on the VCL project here at Apache.
> > 
> > Unfortunately, we have a mix of some installation information being 
> > out of date and some being more accurate.  The page on installing 
> > and configuring Cygwin has recently been updated and is what I 
> > followed to test things out below.
> > 
> > For Windows 10 2004, there was a problem with the 
> > cygwin-sshd-config.sh script related to how it was detecting the name of the sshd service name.
> > I've updated the script.  However, I'm still seeing the same error 
> > you were referring to when it tries to create VCL folder under the 
> > Cygwin root home
> > directory:
> > 
> > The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
> > 
> > I'm still looking in to this one.
> > 
> > For CentOS 7.8.2003 (I couldn't find anything about .2004), I was 
> > able to create and reserve a new image successfully.  Given that it 
> > is failing when trying to create the user account, make sure the 
> > useradd command is installed. I'm seeing that is is part of the 
> > shadow-utils package.  If useradd is installed, can you provide part 
> > of the vcld.log file where it is trying to add the user and failing?
> > 
> > For Ubuntu 20, see if the information Mike provided in this email helps:
> > 
> > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mail-2Darchives
> > .apache.org_mod-5Fmbox_vcl-2Duser_202005.mbox_&d=DwICAg&c=GlhIK-Z7It
> > ify6iax27XCf9KYFXDgbS2ET58kP-Ckgw&r=hVt6eQ_l2p-1o5C1D_OZMvB9UWWYSVya
> > _5I4MYMdIv4&m=v9vY6SPN_4eCkp0oZgjSbn3CsvyQN2apCKiSmqMe89c&s=-iVbX0Y5
> > rby2r_z8QEOaiWtdyXLDoGkmT9li-VtyQ-Y&e=
> > %3CCANdMdR0q8t7B19MiHcnZCa7vJsRNwYsMrForC68u-vGFbSYthQ%40mail.gmail.
> > com%3E
> > 
> > I know it's related to Ubuntu 18, but it may work for 20 as well.
> > 
> > Josh
> > 
> > On Wednesday, June 10, 2020 1:14:23 PM EDT Martinez, Emerio wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > > My co-worker and I are running into issues in creating base OS 
> > > images for Windows 10 2004, CentOS 7.8.2004 and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 
> > > on VCL 2.5. Part of the challenge is that we are new to this 
> > > process and the procedures that we found on cwiki.apache.org are 
> > > old and in some parts, the steps don't provide enough detail.
> > > 
> > > My first question, do you have updated procedures for the three 
> > > base images that we are trying to create?
> > > 
> > > If not, here are the issues that we are experiencing and could use 
> > > your technical guidance.
> > > 
> > > On Windows 10 2004, able get to the "vcld -setup" stage of the 
> > > process but from the vcld logs, it is failing on the creation of a 
> > > VCL folder under the Cygwin root home directory. I am using Cygwin 
> > > setup version 2.904 (64 bit).
> > > 
> > > On the CentOS 7.8.2004, able to complete the "vcld -setup" stage 
> > > and can submit a reservation request but it fails. From the vcld 
> > > logs,  the reservation is failing when it attempts to create the 
> > > user login account on the VM.
> > > 
> > > On the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, my co-worker is at the OS finished 
> > > installing on the VM stage and would like to know the next steps.
> > > 
> > > Thank you.
> > > Emerio
> > 
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