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| author | D Delmar Davis <don@suspectdevices.com> | 2026-07-20 23:30:24 -0700 |
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| committer | D Delmar Davis <don@suspectdevices.com> | 2026-07-20 23:30:24 -0700 |
| commit | 296841308eb08f50ba5661709f5a37469b600e7a (patch) | |
| tree | fb2853301d7f39400922fab3b5a92e2c0ea3b3e5 /docs | |
| parent | 4087d974f1d2b36359ea8fbb3c317653c779fe29 (diff) | |
Add the stuff for the interfaces.
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diff --git a/docs/buildnotes/ezra.md b/docs/buildnotes/ezra.md index 6824764..b20e47b 100644 --- a/docs/buildnotes/ezra.md +++ b/docs/buildnotes/ezra.md @@ -142,6 +142,22 @@ mail IN CNAME ezra ### Install container +```sh +incus init trixie -p default -p susdev25 ezra -c cloud-init.network-config="$(cat <<EOF +version: 2 +ethernets: + eth0: + addresses: + - 69.41.138.110/27 + gateway4: 69.41.138.97 + nameservers: + addresses: + - 69.41.138.98 + - 8.8.4.4 +EOF +)" +``` + ### Install mail server and set up certificate Break this out and explain it a bit. @@ -403,6 +419,47 @@ I forgot to rename the default private key to digithink.private and set the owne - This is done for all domains. - Snake oil certs are now set up through LetsEncrypt. +## Getting rid of the staging ip. + +Given the way I created the initial ip I was having a hard time deleting it. Which did two things. + +1) it required me to change the ip on the of the original email server which was created eons ago and had the old school /etc/network/interfaces definition (because it wasnt broken) +2) scratch my head until I had to ask dumb questions on [discuss.linuxcontainers.org](https://discuss.linuxcontainers.org/t/reinitializing-network-config-in-existing-container/5790/12) + +Since the incus debian/13/cloud image doesn't install network manager (which is a good thing) I installed ifupdown + +```sh +apt update && sudo apt install ifupdown +cat > /etc/network/interfaces <<EOD +auto eth0 +iface eth0 inet static + address 69.41.138.102 + network 69.41.138.96 + netmask 255.255.255.224 + broadcast 69.41.138.127 + gateway 69.41.138.97 + mtu 9000 + +auto eth1 +iface eth1 inet static + address 192.168.31.141/24 +EOD +reboot +``` + +But rather than allowing me to replace the staging ip it created a second one. +It turns out you need to get cloud init to reset the network config. I also tried to get it to seed the new address but really the ifupdown did its job after that. + +```sh +root@tk2022:~# incus config edit ezra +root@tk2022:~# incus exec ezra -- cloud-init clean --seed --logs --configs network +root@tk2022:~# incus stop ezra +root@tk2022:~# incus config set ezra volatile.apply_template=create +root@tk2022:~# incus start ezra +``` + +Since ifupdown was required to configure both interfaces I believe that the right thing to do would be to delete cloud-init.network-config from the container and do the steps above. + ## And we are done (for now) I think there is still clean up that can be done on the conf.d which I may revisit. @@ -434,3 +491,6 @@ I think there is still clean up that can be done on the conf.d which I may revis #### INBOX - [https://dovecot.org/mailman3/archives/list/dovecot@dovecot.org/message/2GFRCKC52A37FV6ZOU4VBBF3CKGV5NEK/](https://dovecot.org/mailman3/archives/list/dovecot@dovecot.org/message/2GFRCKC52A37FV6ZOU4VBBF3CKGV5NEK/) -- This may have been what I was missing. - [https://marc.info/?l=dovecot&m=176241480007764](https://marc.info/?l=dovecot&m=176241480007764) + +#### cloud-init +-[https://discuss.linuxcontainers.org/t/reinitializing-network-config-in-existing-container/5790/12](https://discuss.linuxcontainers.org/t/reinitializing-network-config-in-existing-container/5790/12)
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