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@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Install dependencies
3. Install [ebtables](http://ebtables.netfilter.org/)
4. Install [qemu and qemu-system-x86](http://wiki.qemu.org/Main_Page)
5. Install [libvirt-python and libvirt](http://libvirt.org/)
-6. Install [genisoimage](http://cdrkit.org/)
+6. Install [genisoimage](http://cdrkit.org/) or [mkisofs](http://cdrtools.sourceforge.net/private/cdrecord.html)
7. Enable and start the libvirt daemon, e.g:
- `systemctl enable libvirtd`
- `systemctl start libvirtd`
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Install dependencies
9. Check that your `$HOME` is accessible to the qemu user²
10. Configure dns resolution on the host³
11. Install libselinux-python
+12. Ensure you have an SSH private and public keypair at `~/.ssh/id_rsa` and `~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub`⁴
#### ¹ Depending on your distribution, libvirt access may be denied by default or may require a password at each access.
@@ -103,6 +104,11 @@ sudo vi /etc/NetworkManager/dnsmasq.d/libvirt_dnsmasq.conf
server=/example.com/192.168.55.1
```
+#### ⁴ Private and public keypair in ~/.ssh/id_rsa and ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
+
+This playbook uses SSH keys to communicate with the libvirt-driven virtual machines. At this time the names of those keys are fixed and cannot be changed.
+
+
Test The Setup
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