What Are You Doing Right Now

So I made a script that creates VDI containers and then you can connect with x2go. I have a default container with everything installed (it would take way too much time and resources to upgrade each one and pull in xfce and x2go for every container) and it just clones the container, removes the default user and creates a new user (I'm hoping to make it parse a csv file for the users), and sets a temporary password that is changed on the first login.

I wanted to use ansible but lxc_clone isn't in the module yet. I guess it is but it's only in version 2, and the ppa only pulls to 1.9.4 (I could download from github but at this point it was easier to make a bash script). It works pretty well.

stacksofplates

@johnhooks said:

So I made a script that creates VDI containers and then you can connect with x2go. I have a default container with everything installed (it would take way too much time and resources to upgrade each one and pull in xfce and x2go for every container) and it just clones the container, removes the default user and creates a new user (I'm hoping to make it parse a csv file for the users), and sets a temporary password that is changed on the first login.

I wanted to use ansible but lxc_clone isn't in the module yet. I guess it is but it's only in version 2, and the ppa only pulls to 1.9.4 (I could download from github but at this point it was easier to make a bash script). It works pretty well.

One thing I realized would be nice about this is you can do incremental file level backups from the host. So when Susan accidentally deletes her picture of her cat and realizes it an hour later afterwards, you can just grab that file without restoring the whole container and her losing the last hours worth of work. I mean you can do this with an agent also obviously, but it's nice to be able to do it from the host all at once.

nadnerB

Fixed a battery operated toy for mini-nadnerB by jamming folder pieces of paper between the batteries and the cover to keep the batteries in place on the contacts. My MacGyver Dad skills have increased slightly.

hobbit666

Thinking of what to do today

scottalanmiller

Good morning everyone!

hobbit666

Morning Sir Scott

DustinB3403

Morning everyone.

gjacobse

Good Morning Mangolassi - Happy Friday / Saturday.

DustinB3403

I am testing the restore from XO backup to my Production Hypervisor of a 90GB VM.

My little MDADM RAID10 is screaming right now.... lol...

hobbit666

@hobbit666 said:

Thinking of what to do today

Still haven't worked out what I wanted to do today

Minion Queen

HAPPY FRIDAY!

dafyre

@DustinB3403 said:

I am testing the restore from XO backup to my Production Hypervisor of a 90GB VM.

My little MDADM RAID10 is screaming right now.... lol...

Screaming as in working really fast... or screaming as in a blood curdling somebody is killing me now kind of scream?

scottalanmiller

Yay, looking forward to a weekend. Might go explore the island. Or sleep.

dafyre

@scottalanmiller said:

Yay, looking forward to a weekend. Might go explore the island. Or sleep.

Sleep sounds pretty good to me. I don't think I got enough of it this week.