Merge pull request #10 from mila-iqia/feat/netcfg_snippet

feat: Add new snippet for network config

tasks/main.yml

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
     - apt_setup
     - create_automation_user
     - custom_post_install
+    - netcfg
     - partition
 
 - name: Flush handlers

templates/snippets/netcfg.j2

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# {{ ansible_managed }}
+# Disable network configuration entirely. This is useful for cdrom
+# installations on non-networked devices where the network questions,
+# warning and long timeouts are a nuisance.
+#d-i netcfg/enable boolean false
+
+# netcfg will choose an interface that has link if possible. This makes it
+# skip displaying a list if there is more than one interface.
+d-i netcfg/choose_interface select auto
+
+# To pick a particular interface instead:
+#d-i netcfg/choose_interface select eth1
+
+# To set a different link detection timeout (default is 3 seconds).
+# Values are interpreted as seconds.
+#d-i netcfg/link_wait_timeout string 10
+
+# If you have a slow dhcp server and the installer times out waiting for
+# it, this might be useful.
+#d-i netcfg/dhcp_timeout string 60
+#d-i netcfg/dhcpv6_timeout string 60
+
+# Automatic network configuration is the default.
+# If you prefer to configure the network manually, uncomment this line and
+# the static network configuration below.
+#d-i netcfg/disable_autoconfig boolean true
+
+# If you want the preconfiguration file to work on systems both with and
+# without a dhcp server, uncomment these lines and the static network
+# configuration below.
+#d-i netcfg/dhcp_failed note
+#d-i netcfg/dhcp_options select Configure network manually
+
+# Static network configuration.
+#
+# IPv4 example
+#d-i netcfg/get_ipaddress string 192.168.1.42
+#d-i netcfg/get_netmask string 255.255.255.0
+#d-i netcfg/get_gateway string 192.168.1.1
+#d-i netcfg/get_nameservers string 192.168.1.1
+#d-i netcfg/confirm_static boolean true
+#
+# IPv6 example
+#d-i netcfg/get_ipaddress string fc00::2
+#d-i netcfg/get_netmask string ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
+#d-i netcfg/get_gateway string fc00::1
+#d-i netcfg/get_nameservers string fc00::1
+#d-i netcfg/confirm_static boolean true
+
+# Any hostname and domain names assigned from dhcp take precedence over
+# values set here. However, setting the values still prevents the questions
+# from being shown, even if values come from dhcp.
+d-i netcfg/get_hostname string unassigned-hostname
+d-i netcfg/get_domain string unassigned-domain
+
+# If you want to force a hostname, regardless of what either the DHCP
+# server returns or what the reverse DNS entry for the IP is, uncomment
+# and adjust the following line.
+#d-i netcfg/hostname string somehost
+
+# Disable that annoying WEP key dialog.
+d-i netcfg/wireless_wep string
+# The wacky dhcp hostname that some ISPs use as a password of sorts.
+#d-i netcfg/dhcp_hostname string radish
+
+# If non-free firmware is needed for the network or other hardware, you can
+# configure the installer to always try to load it, without prompting. Or
+# change to false to disable asking.
+#d-i hw-detect/load_firmware boolean true

templates/templates/debian.seed.j2

@@ -17,74 +17,7 @@ d-i keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap select us
 # d-i keyboard-configuration/toggle select No toggling
 
 ### Network configuration
-# Disable network configuration entirely. This is useful for cdrom
-# installations on non-networked devices where the network questions,
-# warning and long timeouts are a nuisance.
-#d-i netcfg/enable boolean false
-
-# netcfg will choose an interface that has link if possible. This makes it
-# skip displaying a list if there is more than one interface.
-d-i netcfg/choose_interface select auto
-
-# To pick a particular interface instead:
-#d-i netcfg/choose_interface select eth1
-
-# To set a different link detection timeout (default is 3 seconds).
-# Values are interpreted as seconds.
-#d-i netcfg/link_wait_timeout string 10
-
-# If you have a slow dhcp server and the installer times out waiting for
-# it, this might be useful.
-#d-i netcfg/dhcp_timeout string 60
-#d-i netcfg/dhcpv6_timeout string 60
-
-# Automatic network configuration is the default.
-# If you prefer to configure the network manually, uncomment this line and
-# the static network configuration below.
-#d-i netcfg/disable_autoconfig boolean true
-
-# If you want the preconfiguration file to work on systems both with and
-# without a dhcp server, uncomment these lines and the static network
-# configuration below.
-#d-i netcfg/dhcp_failed note
-#d-i netcfg/dhcp_options select Configure network manually
-
-# Static network configuration.
-#
-# IPv4 example
-#d-i netcfg/get_ipaddress string 192.168.1.42
-#d-i netcfg/get_netmask string 255.255.255.0
-#d-i netcfg/get_gateway string 192.168.1.1
-#d-i netcfg/get_nameservers string 192.168.1.1
-#d-i netcfg/confirm_static boolean true
-#
-# IPv6 example
-#d-i netcfg/get_ipaddress string fc00::2
-#d-i netcfg/get_netmask string ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff::
-#d-i netcfg/get_gateway string fc00::1
-#d-i netcfg/get_nameservers string fc00::1
-#d-i netcfg/confirm_static boolean true
-
-# Any hostname and domain names assigned from dhcp take precedence over
-# values set here. However, setting the values still prevents the questions
-# from being shown, even if values come from dhcp.
-d-i netcfg/get_hostname string unassigned-hostname
-d-i netcfg/get_domain string unassigned-domain
-
-# If you want to force a hostname, regardless of what either the DHCP
-# server returns or what the reverse DNS entry for the IP is, uncomment
-# and adjust the following line.
-#d-i netcfg/hostname string somehost
-
-# Disable that annoying WEP key dialog.
-d-i netcfg/wireless_wep string
-# The wacky dhcp hostname that some ISPs use as a password of sorts.
-#d-i netcfg/dhcp_hostname string radish
-
-# If non-free firmware is needed for the network or other hardware, you can
-# configure the installer to always try to load it, without prompting. Or
-# change to false to disable asking.
-#d-i hw-detect/load_firmware boolean true
+$SNIPPET('netcfg')
 
 ### Network console
 # Use the following settings if you wish to make use of the network-console