Run the Install Script

Projects:  c2platform/c2/ansible-inventory ,  c2platform.dev.desktop

Overview

This how-to shows how to run the install script on the c2d-devtop node in the development environment. The script executes the desktop role in local play mode. It creates a personal development environment for the vagrant user by cloning Git repositories, setting up a Visual Studio Code workspace, adding an aliases file, and configuring the standard C2 Platform development environment.

The script is a fully non-interactive bootstrap for any user on Ubuntu 24.04. It detects or creates an SSH key, clones the inventory project, prepares a Python virtual environment, installs requirements, roles and collections, and then runs the local playbook plays/dev/desktop_local.yml. That playbook applies the desktop role to converge the personal development environment.

Prerequisites

• Start the c2d-devtop node as described in Set Up the Ansible Development Desktop Node .
• Connect via RDP with Remmina as described in Remmina .

Install script

Use Remmina to open an RDP session to the node as the vagrant user. Run the install script as described in the development environment setup guide:

• Manage Your Development Environment: Learn how to create, set up, and effectively use your development environment.

wget -qO- https://gitlab.com/c2platform/c2/ansible-inventory/-/raw/master/scripts/install-dev-environment.sh?ref_type=heads | bash

Open a new terminal so the updated terminal configuration becomes active. Activate the Python virtual environment with the c2d alias and then provision the reverse proxy node c2d-rproxy1.

c2d

vagrant up c2d-rproxy1

Test with a new account

Test the local play with a new user account. As the vagrant user, create the account with the commands below.

export TEST_USER=local-play-test-user
sudo userdel -r $TEST_USER
sudo useradd -G sudo $TEST_USER -m -s /bin/bash -c "Test account for local play"
echo "$TEST_USER:secret" | sudo chpasswd

Log in again as local-play-test-user with password secret and run the install script again. Provisioning c2d-rproxy1 fails with the following error:

409 - Error: Instance “c2d-rproxy1” already exists

(c2) local-play-test-user@c2d-devtop:~/git/gitlab/c2/ansible-c2d$ vagrant up c2d-rproxy1
Bringing machine 'c2d-rproxy1' up with 'lxd' provider...
==> c2d-rproxy1: Machine has not been created yet, starting...
==> c2d-rproxy1: Box 'c2platform/ubuntu-jammy' could not be found. Attempting to find and install...
    c2d-rproxy1: Box Provider: lxc
    c2d-rproxy1: Box Version: 0.1.0
==> c2d-rproxy1: Loading metadata for box 'c2platform/ubuntu-jammy'
    c2d-rproxy1: URL: https://vagrantcloud.com/api/v2/vagrant/c2platform/ubuntu-jammy
==> c2d-rproxy1: Adding box 'c2platform/ubuntu-jammy' (v0.1.0) for provider: lxc
    c2d-rproxy1: Downloading: https://vagrantcloud.com/c2platform/boxes/ubuntu-jammy/versions/0.1.0/providers/lxc/unknown/vagrant.box
    c2d-rproxy1: Calculating and comparing box checksum...
==> c2d-rproxy1: Successfully added box 'c2platform/ubuntu-jammy' (v0.1.0) for 'lxc'!
==> c2d-rproxy1: Converting LXC image to LXD format...
/home/local-play-test-user/.vagrant.d/gems/3.1.4/gems/vagrant-lxd-0.7.1/lib/vagrant-lxd/driver.rb:299:in `rescue in create': undefined method `reason' for #<Hyperkit::Conflict: POST https://127.0.0.1:8443/1.0/instances?project=default: 409 - Error: Instance "c2d-rproxy1" already exists> (NoMethodError)

      if e.reason =~ /Container '([^']+)' already exists/

The container c2d-rproxy1 already exists because it was created by the vagrant user. You can confirm this with sudo lxc ls:

(c2) local-play-test-user@c2d-devtop:~/git/gitlab/c2/ansible-c2d$ sudo lxc ls
+-------------+---------+---------------------+------+-----------+-----------+
|    NAME     |  STATE  |        IPV4         | IPV6 |   TYPE    | SNAPSHOTS |
+-------------+---------+---------------------+------+-----------+-----------+
| c2d-rproxy1 | RUNNING | 10.181.4.149 (eth0) |      | CONTAINER | 0         |
|             |         | 1.1.4.205 (eth1)    |      |           |           |
+-------------+---------+---------------------+------+-----------+-----------+

An Ansible development environment that uses local virtualization (VirtualBox or LXD) is single-user. Only one user can use the environment at a time. The install script does not remove nodes created by other users. You can delete the container manually:

sudo lxc delete c2d-rproxy1 --force

The desktop role does update the LXD trust. You can inspect it with:

lxc config trust ls

(c2) local-play-test-user@c2d-devtop:~/git/gitlab/c2/ansible-c2d$ lxc config trust ls
+--------+------------+---------------------------------+--------------+------------------------------+-----------------------------+
|  TYPE  |    NAME    |           COMMON NAME           | FINGERPRINT  |          ISSUE DATE          |         EXPIRY DATE         |
+--------+------------+---------------------------------+--------------+------------------------------+-----------------------------+
| client | client.crt | local-play-test-user@c2d-devtop | fcbe00bfc1b1 | Aug 10, 2026 at 8:09am (UTC) | Aug 7, 2036 at 8:09am (UTC) |
+--------+------------+---------------------------------+--------------+------------------------------+-----------------------------+

The new user is also added to the vboxusers and lxd groups, but these are not yet active:

local-play-test-user@c2d-devtop:~/git/gitlab/c2/ansible-c2d$ cat /etc/group | grep lxd
lxd:x:110:vagrant,local-play-test-user
local-play-test-user@c2d-devtop:~/git/gitlab/c2/ansible-c2d$ groups
local-play-test-user sudo

Log out and log back in, reboot the machine, or run the following commands:

newgrp lxd

newgrp vboxusers

Afterwards the user belongs to both groups:

local-play-test-user@c2d-devtop:~$ groups
local-play-test-user sudo lxd vboxusers

With the correct LXD trust, group membership, and no existing node you can now run the provisioning command successfully:

vagrant up c2d-rproxy1

Conclusion

The install script runs the desktop role in local play mode to set up a personal development environment. The Ansible development environment is single-user when local virtualization is used. The desktop role supports switching users by updating the LXC trust (except for removing nodes created by the previous user).