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-=== Create new VM on [[Machine/treehouse]] ===
+=== Create new VM on [[Machine/justice]] or [[Machine/freedom]] ===
- virsh vol-create-as treehouse FOOBAR 10G
+This procedure creates a clone of the [[Machine/template-xenial|Ubuntu Xenial template virtual machine]].
-  virt-clone -o template-karmic --file=/dev/treehouse/FOOBAR -n FOOBAR
+  virt-clone -o template-xenial --file=/var/lib/libvirt/images/boot/FOOBAR-boot.img --file=/dev/justice/FOOBAR-root -n FOOBAR
+ virsh autostart FOOBAR
   virsh start --console FOOBAR
-* Add A and AAAA records for the new host in the sugarlabs.org zone file (See [Sysadmin/Nameservers]).
+* Add A and AAAA records for the new host in the sugarlabs.org zone file (See [[Service/Nameservers]]).
+* Now login as root from the console (there should be no password)
-* Login using the default root password (ask bernie), then setup the machine:
+* setup both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
- # change root password
- passwd root
- # setup both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses
   vi /etc/network/interfaces
- # change machine fqdn
+* change machine fqdn
-  sed -i -e s/template-karmic/FOOBAR/ /etc/hostname /etc/postfix/main.cf
+  sed -i -e s/template-xenial/FOOBAR/g /etc/hosts /etc/hostname /etc/mailname /etc/postfix/main.cf
- # activate new IP and hostname
+* activate new IP and hostname
   /etc/init.d/networking restart
- # install latest security/stability updates
+* install latest security/stability updates
-  aptitude update
-  aptitude full-upgrade
+  apt-get update
+  apt-get dist-upgrade
- # generate host keys and a key for root
-  ssh-keygen -N "" -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key -t rsa
+* Find a nice color combo for HOST_COLOR in /etc/zzz_profile.conf
-  ssh-keygen -N "" -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key -t dsa
+* generate host keys and a key for root
+  rm /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*
+  dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server
   ssh-keygen -N "" -f /root/.ssh/id_rsa -t rsa
-* Install <code>/root/.ssh/id_rsa.pub</code> key on <code>sugarbackup@backup.sugarlabs.org</code>
+* Setup wizbackup on a backup server (See [[Service/backup]])
- # setup backups
+* Move daily, weekly, monthly cronjobs to a unique timeslot to avoid cpu/net storms
- vi /etc/system-full-backup.conf
- # log in for the first time on backup server to accept ssh fingerprint
- ssh sugarbackup@backup.sugarlabs.org
- # move daily, weekly, monthly cronjobs to a unique timeslot to avoid cpu/net storms
   vi /etc/crontab
- # the most important thing: come up with a funny quip for this machine
+* The most important thing: come up with a funny quip for this machine
   vi /etc/motd.tail
- # taa--daah!
+* Taa--daah!
   reboot
 * Add the machine to <code>/etc/munin/munin.conf</code> on [[Machine/sunjammer]] for monitoring.
-  [housetree.sugarlabs.org]
+  [FOOBAR.sugarlabs.org]
-         address housetree.sugarlabs.org
+         address FOOBAR.sugarlabs.org
-See also: [[Sysadmin/Delete virtual machine]].
+See also: [[Sysadmin/Delete virtual machine]], [[Sysadmin/Migrate_virtual_machine]].