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utiadenfgnuve

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Registered: 2018-11-20

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[SOLVED] Re-generating of initrams fails with netconf

Hello there,

I try to set up an encrypted headless server. I followed the wiki Dm-crypt/Specialties#Remote_unlocking_of_the_root_(or_other)_partition but when I re-generate the initramfs I get the error message:

ERROR: file not found: `!!/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-networkd'

I have no idea where the "!!" come from. The folder /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-networkd exists.
I am in desperation, hours of try and error or googling didn't hint a solution.
Hopefully one of you has an idea.

Best regards

Edit: formatting.

Last edited by utiadenfgnuve (2019-04-24 10:24:33)

jasonwryan

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Re: [SOLVED] Re-generating of initrams fails with netconf

Is this using the AUR package? Some details of what you have done and your configs would be helpful...

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utiadenfgnuve

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Registered: 2018-11-20

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Re: [SOLVED] Re-generating of initrams fails with netconf

You are right, I am sorry.

What I did: I have a working encrypted linux wich will prompt a key input at boot.
I installed  mkinitcpio-netconf,  mkinitcpio-tinyssh and mkinitcpio-utils. I already had a ssh-key I only copied it to the key to "/etc/tinyssh/root_key".
After that I added the Hooks, the line shows:

HOOKS=(base systemd autodetect keyboard sd-vconsole modconf block netconf tinyssh encryptssh sd-encrypt filesystems fsck)

I know that "the encryptssh replaces the encrypt hook".
I changed the kernel parameter to:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="rd.luks.name=725b5640-58fb-4ac5-af9c-426c65c8f309=cryptroot rd.luks.options=timeout=300 rootflags=x-systemd.device-timeout=300 net.ifnames=0 ip=:::::eth0:dhcp"

But while i re-generate the mkinitramfs I get the mentioned error.

Edit: formatting.

Last edited by utiadenfgnuve (2019-04-24 00:38:25)

Piri

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Re: [SOLVED] Re-generating of initrams fails with netconf

Ignore the error for now you got more fundamental issues:

I know that "the encryptssh replaces the encrypt hook".

You should also know that the encrypt hook is used for a busybox init and sd-encrypt for a systemd init. Since your current setup is a systemd init you should use a replacment for sd-encrypt not encrypt.

In plain words: You probably want to use systemd-tool as described in here.

utiadenfgnuve

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Re: [SOLVED] Re-generating of initrams fails with netconf

I see, so the netconf and tinyssh do not work with the systemd init? Thank you for the clarification.

But I tried the systemd-tool at first and only tried the tinyssh solution, becaus the re-generation with systemd-tool showed far more errors and I couldn't find a for me understandable documentation.
The hooks line shows

HOOKS=(base systemd autodetect keyboard sd-vconsole modconf block sd-encrypt filesystems fsck systemd-tool)

And the errors from the re-generation are:

==> ERROR: invalid source binary /usr/bin/mc
==> ERROR: invalid source binary /usr/bin/mcedit
==> ERROR: invalid source binary /usr/bin/mcview
==> ERROR: invalid source path /etc/mc
==> ERROR: invalid source path /usr/lib/mc
==> ERROR: invalid source path /usr/share/mc
==> ERROR: file not found: `/bin/dropbear'
==> ERROR: invalid source path /etc/dropbear
    convert openssh to tinysshd host key ed25519
==> ERROR: command failure (127): tinyssh-convert -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key -d /etc/tinyssh/sshkeydir 
/etc/systemd/system/initrd-build.sh: line 93: tinyssh-convert: command not found

==> ERROR: file not found: `/usr/bin/busybox'
==> ERROR: invalid source path /etc/tinyssh/sshkeydir/.ed25519.sk
==> ERROR: invalid source path /etc/tinyssh/sshkeydir/ed25519.pk

I would prefer the systemd-tools version, but i couldn't find a explanation what has to be configured beforehand.

utiadenfgnuve

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Re: [SOLVED] Re-generating of initrams fails with netconf

I installed tinyss-convert and mc and now only get the error concerning "dropbear".
Why do I have to have tinyssh and dropbear or can I disregard that error?

Lone_Wolf

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Re: [SOLVED] Re-generating of initrams fails with netconf

Incase you want to use mkinicpio-netconf / mkinitcpio-tinyssh you should switch to a busybox init .

replace systemd hook with base & udev hooks .  check mkinicpio doc whether you also need usr and/or resume hook .
replace all sd-* hooks with non-systemd equivalents (or just remove them if you don't need their functionality).

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utiadenfgnuve

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Re: [SOLVED] Re-generating of initrams fails with netconf

It worked!! After I installed the previous mentioned programms and a reboot it worked.
Thank you all very much for your help!