#!/usr/bin/env bash set -euo pipefail USER="$1" KEYFILE="$2" CONTAINER="lxc-${USER}" echo "Creating LXC container ${CONTAINER}..." # lxc-create -n "$CONTAINER" -t download -- -d ubuntu -r noble -a amd64 lxc-create -n "$CONTAINER" -f /etc/lxc/default.conf -t download -- -d ubuntu -r noble -a amd64 # configure DHCP before first boot mkdir -p "/var/lib/lxc/${CONTAINER}/rootfs/etc/netplan" cat > "/var/lib/lxc/${CONTAINER}/rootfs/etc/netplan/10-dhcp.yaml" < /dev/null chmod 600 /root/.ssh/authorized_keys " # auto-start on boot echo "lxc.start.auto = 1" >> "/var/lib/lxc/${CONTAINER}/config" # get container IP CONTAINER_IP=$(lxc-info -n "$CONTAINER" -iH | head -1) # create host user that maps to this container useradd -m -s /bin/bash -G labmates "$USER" 2>/dev/null || true mkdir -p "/home/${USER}/.ssh" cp "$KEYFILE" "/home/${USER}/.ssh/authorized_keys" chown -R "${USER}:${USER}" "/home/${USER}/.ssh" chmod 700 "/home/${USER}/.ssh" # store mapping echo "$CONTAINER" > "/home/${USER}/.lxc-container" echo "Done. ${USER} SSH -> root@${CONTAINER} (${CONTAINER_IP})"