pauper 0.2.0 → 0.2.1

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data/bin/pauper

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ require 'pauper'
 require 'fusion'
 
 # Check for new versions on startup
+
 SKIP_VERSION_CHECK_FLAG = '--skip-version-check'
 unless ARGV.include?(SKIP_VERSION_CHECK_FLAG)
   current_version = Gem.loaded_specs['pauper'].version
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@ unless ARGV.include?(SKIP_VERSION_CHECK_FLAG)
 end
 ARGV.delete(SKIP_VERSION_CHECK_FLAG)
 
+# Make sure PATH is what ubuntu expects it to be
+ENV['PATH']='/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin'
+
 require 'vmx'
 
 module Pauperism
@@ -86,9 +90,9 @@ module Pauperism
   class CLI < Thor
     class_option :pauperfile, :type => :string 
 
-    desc "bootstrap", "Initialize the base image"
-    def bootstrap
-      pauper.bootstrap
+    desc "bootstrap [lucid|precise]", "Initialize the base image"
+    def bootstrap(release='lucid')
+      pauper.bootstrap(release)
     end
 
     desc "destroy [NODENAME]", "Completely destroy a VM"
@@ -155,7 +159,6 @@ module Pauperism
       pauper.write_hosts
     end
 
-
     desc 'setup_osx [VMNAME]', 'Set up things for OS X'
     def setup_osx(vm_path=Fusion::DEFAULT_VMPATH)
       unless Pauper.osx?
@@ -214,6 +217,11 @@ module Pauperism
 
     desc 'vm SUBCOMMAND', 'Operations dealing with VMware Fusion'
     subcommand 'vm', Vm
+
+    desc 'version', 'Print version'
+    def version
+      Pauper.version
+    end
   end
 end
 

data/lib/fusion.rb

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class Fusion
   def vmrun(cmd)
     case cmd
     when 'start'
-      cmd = "#{@vmrun} -T fusion #{cmd} #{vmx.shellescape} #{@gui}"
+      cmd = "#{@vmrun} -T fusion #{cmd} #{vmx.shellescape} #{@nogui}"
     when 'stop', 'reset', 'suspend'
       cmd = "#{@vmrun} -T fusion #{cmd} #{vmx.shellescape} #{@force}"
     when 'pause', 'unpause'

data/lib/lxc_template.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,643 @@
+# -*- coding: iso-8859-1 -*-
+class Template
+  def self.lxc
+    <<TEMPLATE
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#
+# 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 -x
+
+if [ -r /etc/default/lxc ]; then
+    . /etc/default/lxc
+fi
+
+configure_ubuntu()
+{
+    rootfs=$1
+    hostname=$2
+    release=$3
+
+   # 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 $rootfs/etc/init/tty{5,6}.conf
+    fi
+
+    return 0
+}
+
+# finish setting up the user in the container by injecting ssh key
+finalize_user()
+{
+    if [ -n "$auth_key" -a -f "$auth_key" ]; then
+        u_path="/root/.ssh"
+        root_u_path="$rootfs/$u_path"
+
+        mkdir -p $root_u_path
+        cp $auth_key "$root_u_path/authorized_keys"
+        chroot $rootfs chown -R root: "$u_path"
+
+        echo "Inserted SSH public key from $auth_key into /root/.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://mirrors.fastly.net/ubuntu}
+            SECURITY_MIRROR=${SECURITY_MIRROR:-http://mirrors.fastly.net/ubuntu}
+            ;;
+      *)
+            MIRROR=${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
+}
+
+cleanup()
+{
+    rm -rf $cache/partial-$arch
+    rm -rf $cache/rootfs-$arch
+}
+
+download_ubuntu()
+{
+    cache=$1
+    arch=$2
+    release=$3
+
+    packages=vim,ssh,curl,wget
+    echo "installing packages: $packages"
+
+    trap cleanup EXIT SIGHUP SIGINT SIGTERM
+    # check the mini ubuntu was not already downloaded
+    mkdir -p "$cache/partial-$arch"
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "Failed to create '$cache/partial-$arch' directory"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # download a mini ubuntu into a cache
+    MIRROR=${MIRROR:-http://mirrors.fastly.net/ubuntu}
+    echo "Downloading ubuntu $release minimal from $MIRROR ..."
+    if [ -n "$(which qemu-debootstrap)" ]; then
+        qemu-debootstrap --verbose --components=main,universe --arch=$arch --include=$packages $release $cache/partial-$arch $MIRROR
+    else
+        debootstrap --verbose --components=main,universe --arch=$arch --include=$packages $release $cache/partial-$arch $MIRROR
+    fi
+
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "Failed to download the rootfs, aborting."
+            return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Serge isn't sure whether we should avoid doing this when
+    # $release == `distro-info -d`
+    echo "Installing updates"
+    > $cache/partial-$arch/etc/apt/sources.list
+    write_sourceslist $cache/partial-$arch/ $arch
+
+    # precise: do not try to use i386 repos, we do not have them
+    if [ $release != "lucid" ]; then
+        rm -f "$1/partial-${arch}/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/multiarch"
+    fi
+
+    chroot "$1/partial-${arch}" apt-get update
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "Failed to update the apt cache"
+        return 1
+    fi
+    cat > "$1/partial-${arch}"/usr/sbin/policy-rc.d << EOF
+#!/bin/sh
+exit 101
+EOF
+    chmod +x "$1/partial-${arch}"/usr/sbin/policy-rc.d
+
+    lxc-unshare -s MOUNT -- chroot "$1/partial-${arch}" apt-get dist-upgrade -y
+    ret=$?
+    rm -f "$1/partial-${arch}"/usr/sbin/policy-rc.d
+
+    if [ $ret -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "Failed to upgrade the cache"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    mv "$1/partial-$arch" "$1/rootfs-$arch"
+    trap EXIT
+    trap SIGINT
+    trap SIGTERM
+    trap SIGHUP
+    echo "Download complete"
+    return 0
+}
+
+copy_ubuntu()
+{
+    cache=$1
+    arch=$2
+    rootfs=$3
+
+    # make a local copy of the miniubuntu
+    echo "Copying rootfs to $rootfs ..."
+    mkdir -p $rootfs
+    rsync -a $cache/rootfs-$arch/ $rootfs/ || return 1
+    return 0
+}
+
+install_ubuntu()
+{
+    rootfs=$1
+    release=$2
+    flushcache=$3
+    cache="/var/cache/lxc/$release"
+    mkdir -p /var/lock/subsys/
+
+    (
+        flock -x 200
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+            echo "Cache repository is busy."
+            return 1
+        fi
+
+
+        if [ $flushcache -eq 1 ]; then
+            echo "Flushing cache..."
+            rm -rf "$cache/partial-$arch"
+            rm -rf "$cache/rootfs-$arch"
+        fi
+
+        echo "Checking cache download in $cache/rootfs-$arch ... "
+        if [ ! -e "$cache/rootfs-$arch" ]; then
+            download_ubuntu $cache $arch $release
+            if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                echo "Failed to download 'ubuntu $release base'"
+                return 1
+            fi
+        fi
+
+        echo "Copy $cache/rootfs-$arch to $rootfs ... "
+        copy_ubuntu $cache $arch $rootfs
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+            echo "Failed to copy rootfs"
+            return 1
+        fi
+
+        return 0
+
+    ) 200>/var/lock/subsys/lxc
+
+    return $?
+}
+
+copy_configuration()
+{
+    path=$1
+    rootfs=$2
+    name=$3
+    arch=$4
+    release=$5
+
+    if [ $arch = "i386" ]; then
+        arch="i686"
+    fi
+
+    ttydir=""
+    if [ -f $rootfs/etc/init/container-detect.conf ]; then
+        ttydir=" lxc"
+    fi
+
+    # if there is exactly one veth network entry, make sure it has an
+    # associated hwaddr.
+    nics=`grep -e '^lxc\.network\.type[ \t]*=[ \t]*veth' $path/config | wc -l`
+    if [ $nics -eq 1 ]; then
+        grep -q "^lxc.network.hwaddr" $path/config || cat <<EOF >> $path/config
+lxc.network.hwaddr = 00:16:3e:$(openssl rand -hex 3| sed 's/\(..\)/\1:/g; s/.$//')
+EOF
+    fi
+
+    cat <<EOF >> $path/config
+lxc.utsname = $name
+
+lxc.devttydir =$ttydir
+lxc.tty = 4
+lxc.pts = 1024
+lxc.rootfs = $rootfs
+lxc.mount  = $path/fstab
+lxc.arch = $arch
+lxc.cap.drop = sys_module mac_admin
+lxc.pivotdir = lxc_putold
+
+# uncomment the next line to run the container unconfined:
+#lxc.aa_profile = unconfined
+
+lxc.cgroup.devices.deny = a
+# Allow any mknod (but not using the node)
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c *:* m
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = b *:* m
+# /dev/null and zero
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 1:3 rwm
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 1:5 rwm
+# consoles
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 5:1 rwm
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 5:0 rwm
+#lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 4:0 rwm
+#lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 4:1 rwm
+# /dev/{,u}random
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 1:9 rwm
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 1:8 rwm
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 136:* rwm
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 5:2 rwm
+# rtc
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 254:0 rwm
+#fuse
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 10:229 rwm
+#tun
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 10:200 rwm
+#full
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 1:7 rwm
+#hpet
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 10:228 rwm
+#kvm
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 10:232 rwm
+EOF
+
+    cat <<EOF > $path/fstab
+proc            proc         proc    nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
+sysfs           sys          sysfs defaults  0 0
+EOF
+
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "Failed to add configuration"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    return 0
+}
+
+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 > $rootfs/lib/init/fstab
+# /lib/init/fstab: cleared out for bare-bones lxc
+EOF
+
+    # reconfigure some services
+    if [ -z "$LANG" ]; then
+        chroot $rootfs locale-gen en_US.UTF-8
+        chroot $rootfs update-locale LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+    else
+        chroot $rootfs locale-gen $LANG
+        chroot $rootfs update-locale LANG=$LANG
+    fi
+
+    # 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 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"
+
+        # precise: do not try to use i386 repos, we do not have them
+        if [ $release != "lucid" ]; then
+            rm -f ${rootfs}/etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg.d/multiarch
+        fi
+
+        # 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
+}
+
+usage()
+{
+    cat <<EOF
+$1 -h|--help [-a|--arch] [--trim] [-d|--debug]
+   [-F | --flush-cache] [-r|--release <release>] [ -S | --auth-key <keyfile>]
+release: the ubuntu release (e.g. precise): defaults to host release on ubuntu, otherwise uses latest LTS
+trim: make a minimal (faster, but not upgrade-safe) container
+arch: the container architecture (e.g. amd64): defaults to host arch
+auth-key: SSH Public key file to inject into container
+EOF
+    return 0
+}
+
+options=$(getopt -o a:b:hp:r:xn:FS:d -l arch:,help,path:,release:,trim,name:,flush-cache,auth-key:,debug,rootfs: -- "$@")
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    usage $(basename $0)
+    exit 1
+fi
+eval set -- "$options"
+
+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
+
+bindhome=
+arch=$(arch)
+
+# Code taken from debootstrap
+if [ -x /usr/bin/dpkg ] && /usr/bin/dpkg --print-architecture >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    arch=`/usr/bin/dpkg --print-architecture`
+elif type udpkg >/dev/null 2>&1 && udpkg --print-architecture >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    arch=`/usr/bin/udpkg --print-architecture`
+else
+    arch=$(arch)
+    if [ "$arch" = "i686" ]; then
+        arch="i386"
+    elif [ "$arch" = "x86_64" ]; then
+        arch="amd64"
+    elif [ "$arch" = "armv7l" ]; then
+        arch="armel"
+    fi
+fi
+
+debug=0
+trim_container=0
+hostarch=$arch
+flushcache=0
+
+while true
+do
+    case "$1" in
+    -h|--help)      usage $0 && exit 0;;
+    -p|--path)      path=$2; shift 2;;
+    -n|--name)      name=$2; shift 2;;
+    -F|--flush-cache) flushcache=1; shift 1;;
+    -r|--release)   release=$2; shift 2;;
+    -a|--arch)      arch=$2; shift 2;;
+    -x|--trim)      trim_container=1; shift 1;;
+    -S|--auth-key)  auth_key=$2; shift 2;;
+    -d|--debug)     debug=1; shift 1;;
+    --rootfs)       shift 2;;
+    --)             shift 1; break ;;
+    "")             break ;;
+    *)              echo "Got unexpected parameter: $1" ; exit 1 ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+if [ $debug -eq 1 ]; then
+    set -x
+fi
+
+if [ "$arch" == "i686" ]; then
+    arch=i386
+fi
+
+if [ $hostarch = "i386" -a $arch = "amd64" ]; then
+    echo "can't create amd64 container on i386"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+type debootstrap
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "'debootstrap' command is missing"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$path" ]; then
+    echo "'path' parameter is required"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
+    echo "This script should be run as 'root'"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+rootfs=$path/rootfs
+
+install_ubuntu $rootfs $release $flushcache
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "failed to install ubuntu $release"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+configure_ubuntu $rootfs $name $release
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "failed to configure ubuntu $release for a container"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+copy_configuration $path $rootfs $name $arch $release
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "failed write configuration file"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+post_process $rootfs $release $trim_container
+
+finalize_user
+
+TEMPLATE
+  end
+end
+