feat: option to enable cloud-init on rhel 9 and 8

burnsjared0415 · tenthirtyam · commit 5c07b0647d65 · 2024-04-21T17:45:25.000-04:00
- Added the cloud-init option for RHEL 9.
- Added the cloud-init option for RHEL 8.

Signed-off-by: Jared Burns &lt;jared.burns@broadcom.com&gt;
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,8 +10,12 @@
   the guest operating systems.
   [#874](https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere/pull/874),
   [#877](https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere/pull/877)
-- Adds option to enable cloud-init on Debian 12.5.
+- Adds option to enable cloud-init on Debian 12.
   [#883](https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere/pull/883)
+- Adds option to enabled cloud-init on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
+  [#888](https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere/pull/888)
+- Adds option to enabled cloud-init on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
+- [#888](https://github.com/vmware-samples/packer-examples-for-vsphere/pull/888))
 
 ## v0.19.1
 
diff --git a/ansible/roles/base/tasks/linux.yml b/ansible/roles/base/tasks/linux.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,11 @@
       name: "*"
       state: latest     # noqa package-latest
       update_cache: true
-
+  - name: "Installing Cloud-init."
+    dnf:
+      name: cloud-init
+      state: latest
+    when: enable_cloudinit == 'true'
   - name: "Installing additional packages."
     dnf:
       name: "{{ additional_packages[ansible_os_family] }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/configure/tasks/redhat.yml b/ansible/roles/configure/tasks/redhat.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   redhat_subscription:
     state: absent
   when: ansible_distribution == 'RedHat'
-  
+
 # Tasks for configuring SSH for public key authentication.
 - name: "Configuring SSH for Public Key Authentication."
   block:
@@ -16,6 +16,29 @@
         path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
         regexp: '^PubkeyAuthentication'
         line: 'PubkeyAuthentication yes'
+  when: enable_cloudinit == 'false'
+  block:
+    - lineinfile:
+        path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+        regexp: '^PermitRootLogin'
+        line: 'PermitRootLogin no'
+    - lineinfile:
+        path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+        regexp: '^PubkeyAuthentication'
+        line: 'PubkeyAuthentication yes'
+    - lineinfile:
+        path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+        regexp: '^PasswordAuthentication'
+        line: 'PasswordAuthentication yes'
+  when: enable_cloudinit == 'true'
+
+# Tasks for disabling cloud-init ssh module.
+- name: "Disable cloud-init ssh module"
+  lineinfile:
+    path: /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg
+    regexp: '^ssh_pwauth: false'
+    line: 'ssh_pwauth: true'
+  when: enable_cloudinit == 'true'
 
 # Tasks for setting the hostname.
 - name: "Setting the hostname."
@@ -34,3 +57,18 @@
     name: sshd
     state: restarted
     daemon_reload: true
+
+# Tasks for configuring cloud-init.
+- name: "Configuring cloud-init."
+  block:
+    - name: "Message: Configuring cloud-init"
+      debug:
+        msg: "Configuring cloud-init"
+    - blockinfile:
+        path: /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg
+        block: |
+          disable_vmware_customization: false
+    - copy:
+        content: "datasource_list: [ VMware, OVF, None ]"
+        dest: /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg.d/90_dpkg.cfg
+  when: enable_cloudinit == 'true'
diff --git a/builds/linux/rhel/8/linux-rhel.pkr.hcl b/builds/linux/rhel/8/linux-rhel.pkr.hcl
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ locals {
       vm_guest_os_language     = var.vm_guest_os_language
       vm_guest_os_keyboard     = var.vm_guest_os_keyboard
       vm_guest_os_timezone     = var.vm_guest_os_timezone
+      vm_guest_os_cloudinit    = var.vm_guest_os_cloudinit
       network = templatefile("${abspath(path.root)}/data/network.pkrtpl.hcl", {
         device  = var.vm_network_device
         ip      = var.vm_ip_address
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ source "vsphere-iso" "linux-rhel" {
       ovf         = var.common_content_library_ovf
       destroy     = var.common_content_library_destroy
       skip_import = var.common_content_library_skip_export
+
     }
   }
 
@@ -214,6 +216,7 @@ build {
       "--extra-vars", "build_key='${var.build_key}'",
       "--extra-vars", "ansible_username=${var.ansible_username}",
       "--extra-vars", "ansible_key='${var.ansible_key}'",
+      "--extra-vars", "enable_cloudinit=${var.vm_guest_os_cloudinit}",
     ]
   }
 
diff --git a/builds/linux/rhel/8/linux-rhel.pkrvars.hcl.example b/builds/linux/rhel/8/linux-rhel.pkrvars.hcl.example
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ vm_guest_os_version  = "8.9"
 
 // Virtual Machine Guest Operating System Setting
 vm_guest_os_type = "rhel8_64Guest"
+vm_guest_os_cloudinit = false
 
 // Virtual Machine Hardware Settings
 vm_firmware              = "efi-secure"
@@ -34,8 +35,8 @@ vm_network_card          = "vmxnet3"
 
 // Removable Media Settings
 iso_datastore_path       = "iso/linux/rhel"
-iso_content_library_item = "rhel-9.3-x86_64-dvd"
-iso_file                 = "rhel-9.3-x86_64-dvd.iso"
+iso_content_library_item = "rhel-8.9-x86_64-dvd"
+iso_file                 = "rhel-8.9-x86_64-dvd.iso"
 
 // Boot Settings
 vm_boot_order = "disk,cdrom"
diff --git a/builds/linux/rhel/8/variables.pkr.hcl b/builds/linux/rhel/8/variables.pkr.hcl
@@ -136,6 +136,12 @@ variable "vm_guest_os_type" {
   description = "The guest operating system type, also know as guestid."
 }
 
+variable "vm_guest_os_cloudinit" {
+  type        = bool
+  description = "Enable cloud-init for the guest operating system."
+  default     = false
+}
+
 variable "vm_firmware" {
   type        = string
   description = "The virtual machine firmware."
diff --git a/builds/linux/rhel/9/linux-rhel.pkr.hcl b/builds/linux/rhel/9/linux-rhel.pkr.hcl
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ locals {
       vm_guest_os_language     = var.vm_guest_os_language
       vm_guest_os_keyboard     = var.vm_guest_os_keyboard
       vm_guest_os_timezone     = var.vm_guest_os_timezone
+      vm_guest_os_cloudinit    = var.vm_guest_os_cloudinit
       network = templatefile("${abspath(path.root)}/data/network.pkrtpl.hcl", {
         device  = var.vm_network_device
         ip      = var.vm_ip_address
@@ -215,6 +216,7 @@ build {
       "--extra-vars", "build_key='${var.build_key}'",
       "--extra-vars", "ansible_username=${var.ansible_username}",
       "--extra-vars", "ansible_key='${var.ansible_key}'",
+      "--extra-vars", "enable_cloudinit=${var.vm_guest_os_cloudinit}",
     ]
   }
 
diff --git a/builds/linux/rhel/9/linux-rhel.pkrvars.hcl.example b/builds/linux/rhel/9/linux-rhel.pkrvars.hcl.example
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ vm_guest_os_version  = "9.3"
 
 // Virtual Machine Guest Operating System Setting
 vm_guest_os_type = "rhel9_64Guest"
+vm_guest_os_cloudinit = false
 
 // Virtual Machine Hardware Settings
 vm_firmware              = "efi-secure"
diff --git a/builds/linux/rhel/9/variables.pkr.hcl b/builds/linux/rhel/9/variables.pkr.hcl
@@ -136,6 +136,12 @@ variable "vm_guest_os_type" {
   description = "The guest operating system type, also know as guestid."
 }
 
+variable "vm_guest_os_cloudinit" {
+  type        = bool
+  description = "Enable cloud-init for the guest operating system."
+  default     = false
+}
+
 variable "vm_firmware" {
   type        = string
   description = "The virtual machine firmware."
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ This project supports the following guest operating systems:
 | :---                                                                    | :---      | :---                                 | :---                                 | :---                                 | :---                                 |
 | :simple-vmware: &nbsp;&nbsp; VMware Photon OS @span                     | 5.0       | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-x-circle-24:               | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-x-circle-24:               |
 |                                                                         | 4.0       | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-x-circle-24:               | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-x-circle-24:               |
-| :fontawesome-brands-debian: &nbsp;&nbsp; Debian @span                   | 12        | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green }     | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } |
+| :fontawesome-brands-debian: &nbsp;&nbsp; Debian @span                   | 12        | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } |
 |                                                                         | 11        | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-x-circle-24:               | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } |
 | :fontawesome-brands-ubuntu: &nbsp;&nbsp; Ubuntu Server @span            | 23.10     | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } |
 |                                                                         | 22.04 LTS | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } |
 |                                                                         | 20.04 LTS | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } |
-| :fontawesome-brands-redhat: &nbsp;&nbsp; Red Hat Enterprise Linux @span | 9         | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-x-circle-24:               | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } |
-|                                                                         | 8         | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-x-circle-24:               | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } |
+| :fontawesome-brands-redhat: &nbsp;&nbsp; Red Hat Enterprise Linux @span | 9         | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } |
+|                                                                         | 8         | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } |
 |                                                                         | 7         | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-x-circle-24:               | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } |
 | :fontawesome-brands-linux: &nbsp;&nbsp; AlmaLinux OS @span              | 9         | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-x-circle-24:               | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } |
 |                                                                         | 8         | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-x-circle-24:               | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } | :octicons-check-circle-24:{ .green } |

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ locals {`
`59`	`59`	`vm_guest_os_language = var.vm_guest_os_language`
`60`	`60`	`vm_guest_os_keyboard = var.vm_guest_os_keyboard`
`61`	`61`	`vm_guest_os_timezone = var.vm_guest_os_timezone`
	`62`	`+ vm_guest_os_cloudinit = var.vm_guest_os_cloudinit`
`62`	`63`	`network = templatefile("${abspath(path.root)}/data/network.pkrtpl.hcl", {`
`63`	`64`	`device = var.vm_network_device`
`64`	`65`	`ip = var.vm_ip_address`
`@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ source "vsphere-iso" "linux-rhel" {`
`176`	`177`	`ovf = var.common_content_library_ovf`
`177`	`178`	`destroy = var.common_content_library_destroy`
`178`	`179`	`skip_import = var.common_content_library_skip_export`
	`180`	`+`
`179`	`181`	`}`
`180`	`182`	`}`
`181`	`183`
`@@ -214,6 +216,7 @@ build {`
`214`	`216`	`"--extra-vars", "build_key='${var.build_key}'",`
`215`	`217`	`"--extra-vars", "ansible_username=${var.ansible_username}",`
`216`	`218`	`"--extra-vars", "ansible_key='${var.ansible_key}'",`
	`219`	`+ "--extra-vars", "enable_cloudinit=${var.vm_guest_os_cloudinit}",`
`217`	`220`	`]`
`218`	`221`	`}`
`219`	`222`