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-====== Generate Custom Unattended Ubuntu Install ISO ======
-Features needing work:
-  - test without the workaround
-  - investigate the network two minute delay getting IP address
-===== Create and Modify the variables.yml File =====
-Starting with the variables.yml template below, modify to your needs
-    * bridge_interface_name: the name of the network interface you will bridge the VMs to
-      * Linux: use the ''ip a'' command to list interfaces; might be eth0, ens32, or similar
-      * Windows: use the ''ipconfig /all'' command to list interfaces; use the description line, could be similar to "Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6E AX211 160MHz" instead of "Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi"
-    * username: the user you want to use to manage the VMs
-    * ssh_key: the key from the [[start#install_packages_and_create_keys_for_ansible_management|previous step]]
-    *
-<file yaml variables.yml>
----
-Global:
-  bridge_interface_name: "ens32"
-  username: ansible
-  ssh_key: "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABgQCuG5Fo9fVZ3L2cmViSRZOcnMpvRsSpi7DxAhYxVm57LWRU82zIfxARDozAHa/cRGA3GftJYK6dC6PqY1YMff9mr9IovjE8/0WVe6SLpgeL+EmhufudXtOcepkvEy/Yv7J+1C6dn7vJoC8hnX8uRnGh2glctuoiTKBm6PxwoJqo/9KoRkWEOvyS0tQF9stUcYk+IxR0SD9LT3ttE8RA8SQ28uJKrPO8FID9qzvq4hTKdIVo3i+ugIsmQLzfkUrLrlCGtvzC6Y+TTrqJWaEeNjEts54oAXl/MwZ4UVjPiS5olieCuOcOlxO0abRVd62b4E1sfUk1ZdFmwoNbFvCENvHfAMvRSJG3sJ4no0wffP7RuNDnG0nHEMO4vrjmY+cVbBM4P/m6TvVJvr/u3v6cBGAXIDPODC+iFh8vrVxQKp7S2ClMFEQ2Zkjn+0a9qlOyhSojOBRQaDHkbT3pqY4KMhUmANaNtVsFkjE+OcliOvauDO2+eaCpQrdr8VO0x7BHzWU= ansible@labbox"
-  system_name_prefix: vb-ansible
-  workingdir: "{{ lookup('env','HOME') }}/ubuntu-autoinstall"
-  vboxmanage_path: /usr/bin/vboxmanage
-  ubuntu_iso: https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-server/jammy/daily-live/current/jammy-live-server-amd64.iso
-  ubuntu_iso_filename: jammy-live-server-amd64.iso
-  new_iso_filename: ubuntu-22.04-autoinstall.iso
-  default_disk_size: 40960
-Installer:
-  new_iso_path: "{{ lookup('env','HOME') }}/{{ Global.new_iso_filename }}"
-</file>
-===== Create the create_custom_iso.yml File =====
-The following playbook creates the custom ISO.
-<file yaml create_custom_iso.yml>
----
-- hosts: localhost  # Run actions on the local machine
-  name: create_custom_iso.yml
-  connection: local
-  gather_facts: false
-  vars_files:
-    - variables.yml
-  tasks:
-    - name: Package requirements
-      apt:
-        pkg:
-          - p7zip-full
-          - xorriso
-        update_cache: true
-      become: true
-    - name: Create working directory
-      file:
-        path: "{{ Global.workingdir }}"
-        state: directory
-        mode: "755"
-    - name: Download Ubuntu ISO
-      get_url:
-        url: "{{ Global.ubuntu_iso }}"
-        dest: "{{ Global.workingdir }}/jammy-live-server-amd64.iso"
-        force: false
-    - name: Create source files directory
-      file:
-        path: "{{ Global.workingdir }}/source-files"
-        state: directory
-        mode: "755"
-    - name: Extract Ubuntu ISO
-      command: "7z -y x {{ Global.workingdir }}/{{ Global.ubuntu_iso_filename }} -o{{ Global.workingdir }}/source-files"
-      changed_when: false
-    - name: Add write permission to extracted files
-      ansible.builtin.command: "chmod -R +w {{ Global.workingdir }}/source-files"    # Using chmod as Ansible (Python) can't handle the recursion depth on the Ubuntu ISO
-      changed_when: false
-    ## Start workaround issue with Ubuntu autoinstall
-    ## Details of the issue and the workaround: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1394441/ubuntu-20-04-3-autoinstall-with-embedded-user-data-crashing-i-got-workaround
-    - name: Extract the Packages.gz file on Ubuntu ISO
-      ansible.builtin.command: "gunzip -f {{ Global.workingdir }}/source-files/dists/jammy/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz --keep"
-      changed_when: false
-    ## End workaround issue with Ubuntu autoinstall
-    - name: Ensure BOOT directory not there
-      file: path="{{ Global.workingdir }}/BOOT" state=absent
-    - name: Move [BOOT] out of ISO extraction directory
-      ansible.builtin.command: "mv {{ Global.workingdir }}/source-files/'[BOOT]' {{ Global.workingdir }}/BOOT"
-      changed_when: false
-    - name: Edit grub.cfg to modify menu
-      blockinfile:
-        path: "{{ Global.workingdir }}/source-files/boot/grub/grub.cfg"
-        create: true
-        block: |
-          menuentry "Autoinstall Ubuntu Server" {
-             set gfxpayload=keep
-             linux   /casper/vmlinuz quiet autoinstall ds=nocloud\;s=/cdrom/server/  ---
-             initrd  /casper/initrd
-          }
-        insertbefore: 'menuentry "Try or Install Ubuntu Server" {'
-        state: present
-    - name: Edit grub.cfg to set timeout to 1 second
-      replace:
-        path: "{{ Global.workingdir }}/source-files/boot/grub/grub.cfg"
-        regexp: '^(set timeout=30)$'
-        replace: 'set timeout=5'
-    - name: Create directory to store user-data and meta-data
-      file:
-        path: "{{ Global.workingdir }}/source-files/server"
-        state: directory
-        mode: "755"
-    - name: Create empty meta-data file in directory
-      file:
-        path: "{{ Global.workingdir }}/source-files/server/meta-data"
-        state: touch
-        mode: "755"
-    - name: Copy user-data file to directory using template
-      template:
-        src: ./user-data.j2
-        dest: "{{ Global.workingdir }}/source-files/server/user-data"
-        mode: "755"
-    - name: Create custom ubuntu ISO
-      command: "xorriso -as mkisofs -r \
-               -V 'Ubuntu 22.04 LTS AUTO (EFIBIOS)' \
-               -o ../{{ Global.new_iso_filename }} \
-               --grub2-mbr ../BOOT/1-Boot-NoEmul.img \
-               -partition_offset 16 \
-               --mbr-force-bootable \
-               -append_partition 2 28732ac11ff8d211ba4b00a0c93ec93b ../BOOT/2-Boot-NoEmul.img \
-               -appended_part_as_gpt \
-               -iso_mbr_part_type a2a0d0ebe5b9334487c068b6b72699c7 \
-               -c '/boot.catalog' \
-               -b '/boot/grub/i386-pc/eltorito.img' \
-               -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table --grub2-boot-info \
-               -eltorito-alt-boot \
-               -e '--interval:appended_partition_2:::' \
-               -no-emul-boot \
-               ."
-      args:
-        chdir: "{{ Global.workingdir }}/source-files/"
-      changed_when: false
-    - name: Copy custom ISO
-      copy:
-        src: "{{ Global.workingdir }}/{{Global.new_iso_filename}}"
-        dest: "{{ Installer.new_iso_path }}"
-    - name: Delete working directory
-      file: path="{{ Global.workingdir }}" state=absent
-</file>
-Run the script as
-<code>ansible-playbook create_custom_iso.yml --ask-become-pass</code>
-This will prompt you for the Sudo password when it's needed.
-====== Next Step ======
-With your shiny new ISO in hand, you are ready to [[deploy_ubuntu_unattended_uninstall_image_to_oracle_virtualbox_using_ansible|deploy Ubuntu Server using unattended install on Virtualbox using Ansible]]
-Or back to [[customize_user-data_for_ubuntu_unattended_install|customize user-data from Ubuntu server unattended isntall]]
-===== Optional =====
-Now that you have the ISO created, you can test it in Oracle Virtualbox, VMware Workstation, or on ESXi. Boot from the ISO and observe the steps.
-If the boot is crashing, test out different settings (e.g. 2 or more vCPUs). You can manually build your own ISO for testing. You can ''sudo apt install ansible-lint'' and run ansible-lint on your playbooks for help finding errors. Above the login screen the prompt should list the IP address of the server. If there is no IP address, it could not resolve and IP address.