Assignment: Install a debian ssh server on a VirtualBox and access to it

config apt-cacher 192.168.10.1 port 3128

sed -i 's#http://#http://192.168.10.1:3142/#g' /etc/apt/sources.list 

install emacs

sudo aptitude install emacs

install config openssh server and make it work

eval `ssh-agent`
exec ssh-agent bash (if ssh-add is not working)

add sam_sshkey.pub to .ssh/authorized_keys

add to /etc/ssh/sshd_config:

AllowUsers xxx

changed in the same file:

PasswordAuthentication no
PermitRootLogin no

If ssh doesn't work check the grp and own of .ssh/authorized_keys

install bash completion

aptitude install bash-completion

add the following to ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile

if [ -f /etc/bash_completion ]; then . /etc/bash_completion fi

Document the work done

Well, that's kind of done but the editing interface of the wiki is not yet clear to me. Few shortcut:

• create a code box:

{code 'Enter'

• heading

'ctrl' AND '1' XOR '2' XOR '3'

• bullet list

'shift' AND 'ctrl' AND 'b'

• bold, underline, italic

'ctrl' AND 'b'
'ctrl' AND 'u'
'ctrl' AND 'i' 

• save

'ctrl' AND 's'

Problems encountered after installation of debian

On start and halt

PROBLEM:

exim paniclog /var/log/exim4/paniclog has non-zero size, mail system possibly broken

SOLUTION:

rm /var/log/exim4/paniclog

need to start the network manually dhclient eth0

PROBLEM: when auto eth0 added to interfaces. Nfs interfaces gets stuck on boot.

SOLUTION: there was no 'auto lo' in /etc/network/interfaces. That added plus 'auto eth0' makes it work.