cloud-init woes w/ templates

Hi, Has anyone had any success with cloud-init and templates with ovirt 3.4? So far, it seems to be able to configure things like networks etc. But when it goes to do with passwords, it must be set again in the "run once" or in the "Initial Run" even if "Use already configured password" is set. Another thing, why is it only setup to change the root password? By default cloud-init will block root, so nearly all images need to be modified ie. sed -i 's/disable_root: 1/disable_root: 0\nchpasswd: { expire: False }/g' /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg Otherwise, you'll login and it'll ask you to change your password. Defeats the purpose of setting it through cloud-init? I'm also not being able to just set an SSH key, it insists a password otherwise the key won't get uploaded. Finally, templates seem to be lacking validation. Where "Initial Run" and "Run Once" will give the red box if you have the wrong syntax while templates don't care. Thanks, Andrew

On Apr 12, 2014, at 15:39 , Andrew Lau <andrew@andrewklau.com> wrote:
Hi,
Has anyone had any success with cloud-init and templates with ovirt 3.4? So far, it seems to be able to configure things like networks etc. But when it goes to do with passwords, it must be set again in the "run once" or in the "Initial Run" even if "Use already configured password" is set.
Hi, which version you're talking about?
Another thing, why is it only setup to change the root password? By default cloud-init will block root, so nearly all images need to be modified ie. sed -i 's/disable_root: 1/disable_root: 0\nchpasswd: { expire: False }/g' /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg
yeah. this has been fixed recently
Otherwise, you'll login and it'll ask you to change your password. Defeats the purpose of setting it through cloud-init? I'm also not being able to just set an SSH key, it insists a password otherwise the key won't get uploaded.
hm, not sure, Shahar?
Finally, templates seem to be lacking validation. Where "Initial Run" and "Run Once" will give the red box if you have the wrong syntax while templates don't care.
syntax of what? Thanks, michal
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On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 7:40 PM, Michal Skrivanek <michal.skrivanek@redhat.com> wrote:
On Apr 12, 2014, at 15:39 , Andrew Lau <andrew@andrewklau.com> wrote:
Hi,
Has anyone had any success with cloud-init and templates with ovirt 3.4? So far, it seems to be able to configure things like networks etc. But when it goes to do with passwords, it must be set again in the "run once" or in the "Initial Run" even if "Use already configured password" is set.
Hi, which version you're talking about?
It seems the key won't save unless a password is specified.
Another thing, why is it only setup to change the root password? By default cloud-init will block root, so nearly all images need to be modified ie. sed -i 's/disable_root: 1/disable_root: 0\nchpasswd: { expire: False }/g' /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg
yeah. this has been fixed recently
That's good news!
Otherwise, you'll login and it'll ask you to change your password. Defeats the purpose of setting it through cloud-init? I'm also not being able to just set an SSH key, it insists a password otherwise the key won't get uploaded.
hm, not sure, Shahar?
Finally, templates seem to be lacking validation. Where "Initial Run" and "Run Once" will give the red box if you have the wrong syntax while templates don't care.
syntax of what?
eg. you put a netmask of 24 instead of the 255.255.255.0 it wants, in the template section it won't give that red box warning it's invalid. Initial Run/Run Once will..
Thanks, michal
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On Apr 17, 2014, at 13:13 , Andrew Lau <andrew@andrewklau.com> wrote:
On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 7:40 PM, Michal Skrivanek <michal.skrivanek@redhat.com> wrote:
On Apr 12, 2014, at 15:39 , Andrew Lau <andrew@andrewklau.com> wrote:
Hi,
Has anyone had any success with cloud-init and templates with ovirt 3.4? So far, it seems to be able to configure things like networks etc. But when it goes to do with passwords, it must be set again in the "run once" or in the "Initial Run" even if "Use already configured password" is set.
Hi, which version you're talking about?
It seems the key won't save unless a password is specified.
sorry, I mean which oVirt version you're talking about:)
Another thing, why is it only setup to change the root password? By default cloud-init will block root, so nearly all images need to be modified ie. sed -i 's/disable_root: 1/disable_root: 0\nchpasswd: { expire: False }/g' /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg
yeah. this has been fixed recently
That's good news!
Otherwise, you'll login and it'll ask you to change your password. Defeats the purpose of setting it through cloud-init? I'm also not being able to just set an SSH key, it insists a password otherwise the key won't get uploaded.
hm, not sure, Shahar?
Finally, templates seem to be lacking validation. Where "Initial Run" and "Run Once" will give the red box if you have the wrong syntax while templates don't care.
syntax of what?
eg. you put a netmask of 24 instead of the 255.255.255.0 it wants, in the template section it won't give that red box warning it's invalid. Initial Run/Run Once will..
ah, ok, good catch, definitely a bug ….(however there was a general validation issue in the Edit VM….Martin? related/same issue?)
Thanks, michal
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On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 10:05 PM, Michal Skrivanek <michal.skrivanek@redhat.com> wrote:
On Apr 17, 2014, at 13:13 , Andrew Lau <andrew@andrewklau.com> wrote:
On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 7:40 PM, Michal Skrivanek <michal.skrivanek@redhat.com> wrote:
On Apr 12, 2014, at 15:39 , Andrew Lau <andrew@andrewklau.com> wrote:
Hi,
Has anyone had any success with cloud-init and templates with ovirt 3.4? So far, it seems to be able to configure things like networks etc. But when it goes to do with passwords, it must be set again in the "run once" or in the "Initial Run" even if "Use already configured password" is set.
Hi, which version you're talking about?
It seems the key won't save unless a password is specified.
sorry, I mean which oVirt version you're talking about:)
3.4
Another thing, why is it only setup to change the root password? By default cloud-init will block root, so nearly all images need to be modified ie. sed -i 's/disable_root: 1/disable_root: 0\nchpasswd: { expire: False }/g' /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg
yeah. this has been fixed recently
That's good news!
Otherwise, you'll login and it'll ask you to change your password. Defeats the purpose of setting it through cloud-init? I'm also not being able to just set an SSH key, it insists a password otherwise the key won't get uploaded.
hm, not sure, Shahar?
Finally, templates seem to be lacking validation. Where "Initial Run" and "Run Once" will give the red box if you have the wrong syntax while templates don't care.
syntax of what?
eg. you put a netmask of 24 instead of the 255.255.255.0 it wants, in the template section it won't give that red box warning it's invalid. Initial Run/Run Once will..
ah, ok, good catch, definitely a bug ….(however there was a general validation issue in the Edit VM….Martin? related/same issue?)
Thanks, michal
Thanks, Andrew _______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users@ovirt.org http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users

On 17.04.14 22:15, Andrew Lau wrote:
On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 10:05 PM, Michal Skrivanek <michal.skrivanek@redhat.com> wrote:
On Apr 17, 2014, at 13:13 , Andrew Lau <andrew@andrewklau.com> wrote:
On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 7:40 PM, Michal Skrivanek <michal.skrivanek@redhat.com> wrote:
On Apr 12, 2014, at 15:39 , Andrew Lau <andrew@andrewklau.com> wrote:
Hi,
Has anyone had any success with cloud-init and templates with ovirt 3.4? So far, it seems to be able to configure things like networks etc. But when it goes to do with passwords, it must be set again in the "run once" or in the "Initial Run" even if "Use already configured password" is set.
Hi, which version you're talking about?
It seems the key won't save unless a password is specified.
sorry, I mean which oVirt version you're talking about:)
3.4
Another thing, why is it only setup to change the root password? By default cloud-init will block root, so nearly all images need to be modified ie. sed -i 's/disable_root: 1/disable_root: 0\nchpasswd: { expire: False }/g' /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg
yeah. this has been fixed recently
That's good news!
Otherwise, you'll login and it'll ask you to change your password. Defeats the purpose of setting it through cloud-init? I'm also not being able to just set an SSH key, it insists a password otherwise the key won't get uploaded.
hm, not sure, Shahar?
This patch is upstream http://gerrit.ovirt.org/#/c/25625/ And that one is for 3.4: http://gerrit.ovirt.org/#/c/26246/
Finally, templates seem to be lacking validation. Where "Initial Run" and "Run Once" will give the red box if you have the wrong syntax while templates don't care.
syntax of what?
eg. you put a netmask of 24 instead of the 255.255.255.0 it wants, in the template section it won't give that red box warning it's invalid. Initial Run/Run Once will..
ah, ok, good catch, definitely a bug ….(however there was a general validation issue in the Edit VM….Martin? related/same issue?)
Thanks, michal
Thanks, Andrew _______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users@ovirt.org http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users
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