Hi,
On 1. 11. 2017 15:16, Lonnie Cumberland wrote:
Hi Jan,
I started working on this a bit more today after spending a bit of
time reviewing the SmartOS docs to get a better feel for things but
have a couple of questions (in-line)
X server environment can be installed using pkgsrc. But in
SmartOS, you are very limited. You can make it running but
expecting even a working web browser is a bit daring. Here is what
you need to do:
Mostly, I just want to startup a VNC or Spice client and try to
connect to a running zone with maybe a simple linux VM running, perhaps.
For VNC, there's a good VNC/RDP client called vinagre in pkgsrc. For
connecting to zones you just need some sort of xterm.
- bootstrap pkgsrc into the global zone
For this part, do you mean to install pkgin as I did this by following:
https://wiki.smartos.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=756297
That's and old link. Use this: https://pkgsrc.joyent.com/install-on-illumos/
And this download link:
http://pkgsrc.joyent.com/packages/SmartOS/bootstrap/bootstrap-{{
pkgin_release }}-x86_64.tar.gz
With pkgin_release="2017Q3"
and:
Install pkgin
From http://wiki.smartos.org/display/DOC/Installing+pkgin
This is the SmartOS package manager you will find the latest version
at http://pkgsrc.joyent.com/packages/SmartOS/bootstrap/ in this case
its bootstrap-2013Q2-x86_64.tar.gz
cd /
curl -k
http://pkgsrc.joyent.com/packages/SmartOS/bootstrap/bootstrap-2013Q2-x86_64.tar.gz
| gzcat | tar -xf -
pkg_admin rebuild
pkgin -y up
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For the next part, I want to install everything in a zone, if
possible, and am looking at:
From https://gist.github.com/3050224
From
http://wiki.smartos.org/display/DOC/How+to+create+a+zone+%28+OS+virtualized+machine+%29+in+SmartOS
imgadm update
imgadm avail | grep base64
# copy the UUID "9eac5c0c-a941-11e2-a7dc-57a6b041988f" from the latest
version (look at the date)
# Note there exist a node image too, but its always outdated and it
contains software that you most likely don't need
imgadm import 9eac5c0c-a941-11e2-a7dc-57a6b041988f
# you should also see a ASCII progress bar. If instead you see:
# 60a3b1fa-0674-11e2-abf5-cb82934a8e24 doesnt exist. continuing with
install
# you are mostlikely running an older SmartOS version, don't worry it
is downloading it just dosn't show any progress
# /zones/ is the permanent directory if you store something elsewhere
it will be deleted when SmartOS power off.
mkdir /zones/defs
touch /zones/defs/base.json
# dataset_uuid: the copied UUD
# nics[0].ip: In smartos I typed `ifconfig -a` and found `e1000g0`
(172.16.136.129).
# so for the SmartMashine I use `172.16.136.100` (I just picked 100
randomly)
# nics[0].gateway, resolvers[0]: I typed `netstat -r` and find the
default gateway value (172.16.136.2).
# ram: My VM of smartos is given 1024 so I give my SmartMachine 512
echo '
{
"brand": "joyent",
"ram": 512,
"autoboot": false,
"dataset_uuid": "9eac5c0c-a941-11e2-a7dc-57a6b041988f",
"resolvers": [
"172.16.136.2",
"8.8.8.8"
],
"nics": [
{
"nic_tag": "admin",
"ip": "172.16.136.100",
"netmask": "255.255.255.0",
"gateway": "172.16.136.2"
}
]
}' > /zones/defs/base.json
vmadm create -f /zones/defs/base.json
Of course, I will be chaning the IP, gateway, etc.., then start the VM
and zlogin:
vmadm list
# output:
# UUID TYPE RAM STATE
ALIAS
# 463647dc-57f8-45ac-bdc2-18b0cc4c0be6 OS 512 running -
# copy the UUID
vmadm start 463647dc-57f8-45ac-bdc2-18b0cc4c0be6
zlogin 463647dc-57f8-45ac-bdc2-18b0cc4c0be6
- basic X org:
pkgin install modular-xorg-server xf86-video-vesa
xf86-input-keyboard xf86-input-mouse xhost xauth dejavu-ttf xinit
I think that this will need to be done after creating the unprivileged
user in the next step below, right.
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- create an unprivileged user (make sure the user and homedir
persist after reboot)
This part is a bit confusing and all that I could find on this process
is, of course will change the user name:
https://docs.joyent.com/sdc6/managing-customers
User Accounts on SmartMachines
The SmartMachine owner can create user accounts by logging in to the
SmartMachine as root and using the useradd tool. This command creates
a user account for the user jill:
[root@smartos ~]# useradd -d /home/jill -m -c "Jill Joyent" jill
By default, new user accounts are locked. Mark the user account as "no
login" to unlock it. This means that the user cannot log in to the
user account with a password. She will be able to log in to the user
account using SmartLogin. Use the passwd command like this to mark the
account "no login":
[root@smartos ~]# passwd -N jill
passwd: password information changed for jill
You will need to store the users public key in her
~/.ssh/authorized_keys file.
Another option is to use the passwd command to give the user account a
password:
[root@smartos ~]# passwd jill
New Password:
Re-enter new Password:
passwd: password successfully changed for jill
One reason you may want to give a user account a password even though
password logins are disabled is to allow her to use sudo. If you want
to enable password logins, you can do so in /etc/ssh/sshd_config.
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If all goes well then I can add the basic X org and fluxbox or icewm
- choose a window manager (for example, I've seen icewm and
fluxbox working)
pkgin install fluxbox
echo fluxbox > ~/.xinitrc # run this as unprivileged user
- or
pkgin install icewm
echo icewm-session > ~/.xinitrc # run this as unprivileged user
startx # run this as unprivileged user
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And don't use 2016Q4 repo. AFAIK the X mouse integration is broken
there. Use newer (2017Q2 worked for me).
Not sure about this part yet, but everything is making more sense the
more that I read the docs and will do more on that as well.
Does this all seem about correct?
Just try it and see if it works for you and come back with less verbose
questions. Moreover, there's not much difference in running X related
things between SmartOS and plain Linux (except pkgsrc).
Thanks and have a great day,
Lonnie
Cheers & GL
Jan
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