feat: debug --sshd flag, auto SSH + nc listener + IP callback
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When using `labctl provision debug <target> --sshd`, the rescue kickstart generates host keys, starts sshd (pw: debug) and nc listener (port 2323), and reports the IP back to bastion via /api/progress callback. Fully self-contained, no mounted FS needed. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Kickstart Reference — Lessons Learned
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This documents pitfalls discovered during PXE boot testing. Read before modifying
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the kickstart template (`src/bastion/src/templates/install.ks.ts`).
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## Package requirements
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### `kernel-modules` is mandatory
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`@core` only installs `kernel-modules-core`, which lacks common modules like `vfat`,
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`zram`, and many network/filesystem drivers. Without `kernel-modules`:
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- `/boot/efi` (FAT32) cannot mount → `systemd-remount-fs` fails → **root stays
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read-only** → sshd-keygen can't write host keys → SSH unreachable
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- `zram-generator` fails → can trigger emergency mode
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**Always include `kernel-modules` in %packages.** This matches what the real
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labmaster (192.168.8.11) has installed.
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Regression introduced in commit `fac14b6` which removed `@server-product`
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(that group pulled in `kernel-modules` via `fedora-release-server`).
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### `dosfstools` is needed
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Provides `mkfs.vfat` and ensures FAT filesystem support is available. The real
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labmaster has it installed.
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### Verify against the real machine
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Before changing the package list, SSH to the labmaster and compare:
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```bash
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ssh 192.168.8.11 "rpm -q <package>"
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```
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## Anaconda %post execution order
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This is critical and not well documented:
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1. `%pre` scripts run
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2. Disk partitioning and formatting
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3. Package installation
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4. **Anaconda writes system config (fstab, hostname, etc.)**
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5. `%post` scripts run (in chroot of installed system)
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6. `%post --nochroot` scripts run
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7. **Anaconda MAY overwrite fstab again after %post scripts**
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**Consequence:** You cannot reliably modify `/etc/fstab` from `%post` or
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`%post --nochroot`. Anaconda overwrites it. Tested and confirmed — both
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`sed` in %post and %post --nochroot had no effect on the final fstab.
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What DOES work from %post:
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- Writing files to `/etc/` (systemd units, config files, SSH keys)
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- Enabling/disabling systemd services
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- Installing additional packages
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- Running `systemctl enable/mask`
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What does NOT work from %post:
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- Modifying `/etc/fstab` (Anaconda overwrites it)
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- `--fsoptions` on `part /boot/efi` (Anaconda ignores it for EFI partitions)
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## UEFI / EFI partition
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- Anaconda always creates an EFI System Partition for UEFI installs
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- The EFI partition is FAT32 — requires `vfat` kernel module to mount
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- If `/boot/efi` fails to mount, `systemd-remount-fs` fails, which leaves
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root as read-only. This cascades to break ALL services that need to write
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- The EFI partition is used by firmware directly for bootloader — the OS
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doesn't strictly need it mounted, but Anaconda adds it to fstab
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## VM-specific issues (libvirt/QEMU/OVMF)
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### iPXE exit behavior
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- `exit` (no args) returns EFI_SUCCESS → OVMF retries PXE, never reaches disk
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- `exit 1` returns EFI_ABORTED → OVMF moves to next boot device (disk)
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- VM boot order needs both `network` and `hd`: `--boot=uefi,network,hd`
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### nftables
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- libvirt creates reject rules for NAT networks in table `ip libvirt_network`
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(NOT `inet libvirt` — this wrong table name cost hours of debugging)
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- These rules block new host→VM connections (SSH)
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- Rules are recreated on every `virsh start` — must delete after each VM restart
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- Chains: `guest_input` and `guest_output`
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### Serial console
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- VM serial port: `--serial=tcp,host=127.0.0.1:4555,mode=bind,protocol=telnet`
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- Use `virsh console <vm-name>` for interactive access (handles telnet protocol)
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- Raw `socat` works for reading but pagers/readline break interactive use
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- Add `console=ttyS0,115200n8` to kernel args for boot output on serial
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### SELinux on labmaster
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- Set to **permissive** — this is for k3s/kubernetes, NOT because SSH needs it
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- SSH works fine with SELinux enforcing on a properly installed Fedora system
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- The `ld.so.cache` AVC denials seen during debugging were caused by the
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read-only root filesystem, not by SELinux policy
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## Testing checklist
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Before merging kickstart changes:
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1. Check the real labmaster has the same packages: `ssh 192.168.8.11 "rpm -q <pkg>"`
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2. Run the PXE integration test: `sudo pnpm run test:integration:pxe`
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3. Verify via serial console (root / `lab-root-pw`) if SSH fails
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4. Check `mount | grep " / "` — must show `rw`, not `ro`
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5. Check `systemctl --failed` — no critical failures
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