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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This is a modified version of /usr/share/lxc/templates/lxc-ubuntu
+# that comes with Ubuntu 13.04 changed to suit vagrant-lxc needs
+
+#
+# template script for generating ubuntu container for LXC
+#
+# This script consolidates and extends the existing lxc ubuntu scripts
+#
+
+# Copyright © 2011 Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn@canonical.com>
+# Copyright © 2010 Wilhelm Meier
+# Author: Wilhelm Meier <wilhelm.meier@fh-kl.de>
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2, as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+
+set -e
+
+if [ -r /etc/default/lxc ]; then
+    . /etc/default/lxc
+fi
+
+configure_ubuntu()
+{
+    rootfs=$1
+    release=$2
+    hostname=$2
+
+   # configure the network using the dhcp
+    cat <<EOF > $rootfs/etc/network/interfaces
+# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
+# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
+
+# The loopback network interface
+auto lo
+iface lo inet loopback
+
+auto eth0
+iface eth0 inet dhcp
+EOF
+
+    # set the hostname
+    cat <<EOF > $rootfs/etc/hostname
+$hostname
+EOF
+    # set minimal hosts
+    cat <<EOF > $rootfs/etc/hosts
+127.0.0.1   localhost
+127.0.1.1   $hostname
+
+# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
+::1     ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
+fe00::0 ip6-localnet
+ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
+ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
+ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
+EOF
+
+    if [ ! -f $rootfs/etc/init/container-detect.conf ]; then
+        # suppress log level output for udev
+        sed -i "s/=\"err\"/=0/" $rootfs/etc/udev/udev.conf
+
+        # remove jobs for consoles 5 and 6 since we only create 4 consoles in
+        # this template
+        rm -f $rootfs/etc/init/tty{5,6}.conf
+    fi
+
+    if ! (grep -q vagrant $rootfs/etc/passwd); then
+      chroot $rootfs useradd --create-home -s /bin/bash vagrant
+      echo "vagrant:vagrant" | chroot $rootfs chpasswd
+    fi
+
+    # make sure we have the current locale defined in the container
+    chroot $rootfs locale-gen en_US.UTF-8
+    chroot $rootfs update-locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+
+    return 0
+}
+
+# finish setting up the user in the container by injecting ssh key and
+# adding sudo group membership.
+# passed-in user is 'vagrant'
+finalize_user()
+{
+    user=$1
+
+    sudo_version=$(chroot $rootfs dpkg-query -W -f='${Version}' sudo)
+
+    if chroot $rootfs dpkg --compare-versions $sudo_version gt "1.8.3p1-1"; then
+        groups="sudo"
+    else
+        groups="sudo admin"
+    fi
+
+    for group in $groups; do
+        chroot $rootfs groupadd --system $group >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+        chroot $rootfs adduser ${user} $group >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    done
+
+    chroot $rootfs cp /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.orig >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    chroot $rootfs sed -i -e 's/%sudo\s\+ALL=(ALL:ALL)\s\+ALL/%sudo ALL=NOPASSWD:ALL/g' /etc/sudoers >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+
+    if [ -n "$auth_key" -a -f "$auth_key" ]; then
+        u_path="/home/${user}/.ssh"
+        root_u_path="$rootfs/$u_path"
+
+        mkdir -p $root_u_path
+        cp $auth_key "$root_u_path/authorized_keys"
+        chroot $rootfs chown -R ${user}: "$u_path"
+
+        echo "Inserted SSH public key from $auth_key into /home/${user}/.ssh/authorized_keys"
+    fi
+    return 0
+}
+
+write_sourceslist()
+{
+    # $1 => path to the rootfs
+    # $2 => architecture we want to add
+    # $3 => whether to use the multi-arch syntax or not
+
+    case $2 in
+      amd64|i386)
+            MIRROR=${MIRROR:-http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu}
+            SECURITY_MIRROR=${SECURITY_MIRROR:-http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu}
+            ;;
+      *)
+            MIRROR=${MIRROR:-http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports}
+            SECURITY_MIRROR=${SECURITY_MIRROR:-http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports}
+            ;;
+    esac
+    if [ -n "$3" ]; then
+        cat >> "$1/etc/apt/sources.list" << EOF
+deb [arch=$2] $MIRROR ${release} main restricted universe multiverse
+deb [arch=$2] $MIRROR ${release}-updates main restricted universe multiverse
+deb [arch=$2] $SECURITY_MIRROR ${release}-security main restricted universe multiverse
+EOF
+    else
+        cat >> "$1/etc/apt/sources.list" << EOF
+deb $MIRROR ${release} main restricted universe multiverse
+deb $MIRROR ${release}-updates main restricted universe multiverse
+deb $SECURITY_MIRROR ${release}-security main restricted universe multiverse
+EOF
+    fi
+}
+
+trim()
+{
+    rootfs=$1
+    release=$2
+
+    # provide the lxc service
+    cat <<EOF > $rootfs/etc/init/lxc.conf
+# fake some events needed for correct startup other services
+
+description     "Container Upstart"
+
+start on startup
+
+script
+        rm -rf /var/run/*.pid
+        rm -rf /var/run/network/*
+        /sbin/initctl emit stopped JOB=udevtrigger --no-wait
+        /sbin/initctl emit started JOB=udev --no-wait
+end script
+EOF
+
+    # fix buggus runlevel with sshd
+    cat <<EOF > $rootfs/etc/init/ssh.conf
+# ssh - OpenBSD Secure Shell server
+#
+# The OpenSSH server provides secure shell access to the system.
+
+description	"OpenSSH server"
+
+start on filesystem
+stop on runlevel [!2345]
+
+expect fork
+respawn
+respawn limit 10 5
+umask 022
+# replaces SSHD_OOM_ADJUST in /etc/default/ssh
+oom never
+
+pre-start script
+    test -x /usr/sbin/sshd || { stop; exit 0; }
+    test -e /etc/ssh/sshd_not_to_be_run && { stop; exit 0; }
+    test -c /dev/null || { stop; exit 0; }
+
+    mkdir -p -m0755 /var/run/sshd
+end script
+
+# if you used to set SSHD_OPTS in /etc/default/ssh, you can change the
+# 'exec' line here instead
+exec /usr/sbin/sshd
+EOF
+
+    cat <<EOF > $rootfs/etc/init/console.conf
+# console - getty
+#
+# This service maintains a console on tty1 from the point the system is
+# started until it is shut down again.
+
+start on stopped rc RUNLEVEL=[2345]
+stop on runlevel [!2345]
+
+respawn
+exec /sbin/getty -8 38400 /dev/console
+EOF
+
+    cat <<EOF > $rootfs/lib/init/fstab
+# /lib/init/fstab: cleared out for bare-bones lxc
+EOF
+
+    # remove pointless services in a container
+    chroot $rootfs /usr/sbin/update-rc.d -f ondemand remove
+
+    chroot $rootfs /bin/bash -c 'cd /etc/init; for f in $(ls u*.conf); do mv $f $f.orig; done'
+    chroot $rootfs /bin/bash -c 'cd /etc/init; for f in $(ls tty[2-9].conf); do mv $f $f.orig; done'
+    chroot $rootfs /bin/bash -c 'cd /etc/init; for f in $(ls plymouth*.conf); do mv $f $f.orig; done'
+    chroot $rootfs /bin/bash -c 'cd /etc/init; for f in $(ls hwclock*.conf); do mv $f $f.orig; done'
+    chroot $rootfs /bin/bash -c 'cd /etc/init; for f in $(ls module*.conf); do mv $f $f.orig; done'
+
+    # if this isn't lucid, then we need to twiddle the network upstart bits :(
+    if [ $release != "lucid" ]; then
+        sed -i 's/^.*emission handled.*$/echo Emitting lo/' $rootfs/etc/network/if-up.d/upstart
+    fi
+}
+
+post_process()
+{
+    rootfs=$1
+    release=$2
+    trim_container=$3
+
+    if [ $trim_container -eq 1 ]; then
+        trim $rootfs $release
+    elif [ ! -f $rootfs/etc/init/container-detect.conf ]; then
+        # Make sure we have a working resolv.conf
+        cresolvonf="${rootfs}/etc/resolv.conf"
+        mv $cresolvonf ${cresolvonf}.lxcbak
+        cat /etc/resolv.conf > ${cresolvonf}
+
+        # for lucid, if not trimming, then add the ubuntu-virt
+        # ppa and install lxcguest
+        if [ $release = "lucid" ]; then
+            chroot $rootfs apt-get update
+            chroot $rootfs apt-get install --force-yes -y python-software-properties
+            chroot $rootfs add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-virt/ppa
+        fi
+
+        chroot $rootfs apt-get update
+        chroot $rootfs apt-get install --force-yes -y lxcguest
+
+        # Restore old resolv.conf
+        rm -f ${cresolvonf}
+        mv ${cresolvonf}.lxcbak ${cresolvonf}
+    fi
+
+    # If the container isn't running a native architecture, setup multiarch
+    if [ -x "$(ls -1 ${rootfs}/usr/bin/qemu-*-static 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+        dpkg_version=$(chroot $rootfs dpkg-query -W -f='${Version}' dpkg)
+        if chroot $rootfs dpkg --compare-versions $dpkg_version ge "1.16.2"; then
+            chroot $rootfs dpkg --add-architecture ${hostarch}
+        else
+            mkdir -p ${rootfs}/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d
+            echo "foreign-architecture ${hostarch}" > ${rootfs}/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/lxc-multiarch
+        fi
+
+        # Save existing value of MIRROR and SECURITY_MIRROR
+        DEFAULT_MIRROR=$MIRROR
+        DEFAULT_SECURITY_MIRROR=$SECURITY_MIRROR
+
+        # Write a new sources.list containing both native and multiarch entries
+        > ${rootfs}/etc/apt/sources.list
+        write_sourceslist $rootfs $arch "native"
+
+        MIRROR=$DEFAULT_MIRROR
+        SECURITY_MIRROR=$DEFAULT_SECURITY_MIRROR
+        write_sourceslist $rootfs $hostarch "multiarch"
+
+        # Finally update the lists and install upstart using the host architecture
+        chroot $rootfs apt-get update
+        chroot $rootfs apt-get install --force-yes -y --no-install-recommends upstart:${hostarch} mountall:${hostarch} iproute:${hostarch} isc-dhcp-client:${hostarch}
+    fi
+
+    # rmdir /dev/shm for containers that have /run/shm
+    # I'm afraid of doing rm -rf $rootfs/dev/shm, in case it did
+    # get bind mounted to the host's /run/shm.  So try to rmdir
+    # it, and in case that fails move it out of the way.
+    if [ ! -L $rootfs/dev/shm ] && [ -d $rootfs/run/shm ] && [ -e $rootfs/dev/shm ]; then
+        mv $rootfs/dev/shm $rootfs/dev/shm.bak
+        ln -s /run/shm $rootfs/dev/shm
+    fi
+}
+
+release=precise # Default to the last Ubuntu LTS release for non-Ubuntu systems
+if [ -f /etc/lsb-release ]; then
+    . /etc/lsb-release
+    if [ "$DISTRIB_ID" = "Ubuntu" ]; then
+        release=$DISTRIB_CODENAME
+    fi
+fi
+
+arch=$(uname -m)
+
+# Code taken from debootstrap
+if [ -x /usr/bin/dpkg ] && /usr/bin/dpkg --print-architecture >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    arch=`/usr/bin/dpkg --print-architecture`
+elif type udpkg >/dev/null 2>&1 && udpkg --print-architecture >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    arch=`/usr/bin/udpkg --print-architecture`
+else
+    arch=$(uname -m)
+    if [ "$arch" = "i686" ]; then
+        arch="i386"
+    elif [ "$arch" = "x86_64" ]; then
+        arch="amd64"
+    elif [ "$arch" = "armv7l" ]; then
+        arch="armel"
+    fi
+fi
+
+
+if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
+    echo "This script should be run as 'root'"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+declare cache=`readlink -f .` \
+        arch=$1 \
+        release=$2 \
+        auth_key=$3
+
+# detect rootfs
+cache=`readlink -f .`
+rootfs="${cache}/rootfs"
+
+configure_ubuntu $rootfs $release
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "failed to configure ubuntu $release for a container"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+post_process $rootfs $release $trim_container
+
+finalize_user vagrant
+
+echo ""
+echo "##"
+echo "# The default user is 'vagrant' with password 'vagrant'!"
+echo "# Use the 'sudo' command to run tasks as root in the container."
+echo "##"
+echo ""