[PL #6755] updates - planetlab in a box discussion (added key generation)

[Thierry Parmentelat via RT]

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aki

Thanks for having taken care of that issue, I'm sure we all struggled a 
bit to have our own keys installed
As another possible enhancement, I'd also suggest we add optional 
entries in the config file so that one can provide one's public keys 
instead of having them generated. At this stage it makes my life easier 
if I can use my personal key.

As to the patch in mod_pythonXMLRPC.py, I would have liked to commit it 
myself as I said last week I would, but again I dont have write access 
in this directory, sorry for the  inconvenience if any.

thanks - thierry

Akihiro NAKAO via RT wrote:

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>I've checked in (setup_plc.sh r1.60) generation of keys for logging into a
>node in either boot or debug state.
>You will get two pairs of keys, root public/private keys  (root.key,
>root.key.pub) and debug public/private keys (debug.key, debug.key.pub).
>The former will be used to login a node in boot state, while the latter to
>login a node in debug state.
>Keys will be located in $BASE_DIR/keys (by default, this is
>/planetlab/keys).
>I've confirmed this code works (on FC2), but let me know if you find any
>problem with my change.
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>Just as an aside, as Aaron and I discussed off-line, we may want to change
>the way the (alpina) logging system works (it overwrites a log file when the
>installation fails and a node reboots). It's hard to see what happened in a
>node installation failure, unless we copy the log or power off the node
>before it reboots. 
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>Just as another (unimportant but kind) note, ipv6 disable has been removed
>from setup_plc.sh r1.59 but I saw mod_pythonXMLRPC.py has not been updated
>yet, so those who are using cvs "at this moment" on FC2 would see the
>authentication failure. (workaround: use Aaron's patch).
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>Aki
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