Stuck in Ubuntu Core Profile Setup

[Mark Shuttleworth]

Hi Mike

You are seeing the bootstrapping of a brand new all-snap OS, sorry for
the rough patches but we have just added this first-boot experience. The
rest is shaping up very nicely, that part is just brand new. We expect a
usable image on Friday this week, and a release candidate later in the
month.

This new Ubuntu Core 16 image is shaping up to be something we can be
very proud of:

 * everything is a snap and those snaps are super-fast and
super-transactional
 * the bootstrap process is very factory-friendly for people making
physical appliances
 * there is a very strong security foundation that raises the bar for
all appliances and IoT

This first-user experience addresses some long-standing issues that have
bugged me about Ubuntu across cloud and devices for nearly a decade!

 * the 'ubuntu' default user is removed so appliance vendors have much
more brand control
 * we eliminate default users from the bootstrap process
 * we work the same way from cloud to edge appliance

Apologies again for the rough spots in the first code drop, but I bet
you love the end result.

Mark

On 01/09/16 06:47, MikeB wrote:
> On 01-Sep-2016, MikeB wrote:
>
>     1. I see a message saying 'Contacting the Store', then get the error
>     "Creating user failed: error: bad user result: cannot create user for
>     <e-mail address>: no ssh keys found" -- OR -- 2. I immediately see
>     the error "Creating user failed: error: bad user
>     result: cannot create user "<e-mail address>": Get
>     https://login.ubuntu.com/api/v2/keys/<email-address>: dial tcp: lookup
>     login.ubuntu.com <http://login.ubuntu.com> on [::1]:53: read udp
>     [::1]:40286->[::1]:53: read:
>     connection refused I'l usually see the first error on the first
>     try and the second error on
>     subsequent tries until I power-cycle the target switch. In either
>     case, I can never get past this setup, so as I said above, my
>     target switch is now a brick. Can someone tell me how to get past
>     this screen so that the boot completes
>     and I can get back to work?
>     ​
>
>
> ​I went to my Ubuntu One account and ​imported my Public SSH Key and I
> was able to successfully complete the 'Profile Setup'.  I hadn't
> realized that my account even required a public key.  So, I'm now pass
> the 'Profile Setup' and can use the switch again.
>
> However, I have some concerns about this new feature...
>
> 1. I'm concerned that the bootload just "froze" with no indication
> that it was looking for manual intervention.
> 2. I'm concerned that there was no obvious way to bypass this profile
> setup and get on with the boot.
> 3. I'm concerned that network equipment has to be registered to a
> particular user that has to have an Ubuntu One account with an
> imported public key.  In my particular case, these switches are used
> by many developers.  I don't want all the developers forced to create
> Ubuntu One accounts and I don't want to give all the developers my
> Ubuntu One credentials.
> 4. When the unit finally booted, I was unable to perform a 'sudo snap
> install hello-world'.  I encountered what looked like network errors. 
> I rebooted the switch and then was able to 'snap install'.  It doesn't
> look like the first boot left the network configuration in a good
> state as the boot finished up.
>
> Regards, Mike
>
>
>

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