setting up base lxc

base.conf

lxc.network.type = veth
lxc.network.flags = up
lxc.network.name = eth0
lxc.network.link = virbr0
lxc.network.ipv4 = 10.13.37.2/24

vm-base-setup.sh

dirs="/var/cache/lxc/lucid/apt /var/cache/lxc/lucid/cpan-sources /var/cache/lxc/lucid/mysql /var/cache/lxc/lucid/local /var/cache/lxc/lucid/repo"

for dir in $dirs; do
  rm -rf $dir
  mkdir -p $dir
done

lxc-create -n base -t lucid -f base.conf
mkdir -p /var/lib/lxc/base/rootfs/root/.ssh
cp ~drwilco/.ssh/id_rsa.pub /var/lib/lxc/base/rootfs/root/.ssh/authorized_keys
chroot /var/lib/lxc/base/rootfs/ passwd
rm /var/lib/lxc/base/rootfs/etc/init.d/resolvconf 

cp -Rp /var/lib/lxc/base/rootfs/var/cache/apt/archives/* /var/cache/lxc/lucid/apt
cp -Rp /var/lib/lxc/base/rootfs/usr/local/* /var/cache/lxc/lucid/local

mkdir -p /root/.cpan/sources /var/cache/mysql /var/cache/repo /home/vagrant/fastly
cat <<EOF >> /var/lib/lxc/base/fstab
/var/cache/lxc/lucid/apt /var/cache/apt/archives none defaults,bind 0 0
/var/cache/lxc/lucid/cpan-sources /root/.cpan/sources none defaults,bind 0 0
/var/cache/lxc/lucid/mysql /var/cache/mysql none defaults,bind 0 0
/var/cache/lxc/lucid/local /usr/local none defaults,bind 0 0
/var/cache/lxc/lucid/repo /var/cache/repo none defaults,bind 0 0
/home/drwilco/dev/fastly /home/vagrant/fastly none defaults,bind 0 0
EOF

cat <<EOF > /var/lib/lxc/base/rootfs/etc/network/interfaces
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
  address 10.13.37.2
  netmask 255.255.255.0
  gateway 10.13.37.1
EOF

vm-create.sh

#!/bin/sh

if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
echo "Enter box name "
   exit 1
fi

ORIG_BOX="base"

cp -a /var/lib/lxc/$ORIG_BOX /var/lib/lxc/${1}
rm /var/lib/lxc/${1}/rootfs/etc/chef/client.pem /var/lib/lxc/${1}/rootfs/etc/ssh/ssh*key*

sed -i "s/$ORIG_BOX/${1}/g" /var/lib/lxc/${1}/config /var/lib/lxc/${1}/fstab /var/lib/lxc/${1}/rootfs/etc/hostname /var/lib/lxc/${1}/rootfs/etc/chef/client.rb

lxc-start -n $1 dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server