Automated vanilla image creation via VNC

[edigaryev]

Requires cirruslabs/packer-plugin-tart#21.

Needs 0.5.0 release of https://github.com/cirruslabs/packer-plugin-tart.

[fkorotkov]

I think it's worth updating ReadMe as well to highlight there is no need for manual steps anymore.

[fkorotkov]

Why so large?

[edigaryev]

Why so large?

It's the default disk size that Tart creates: https://github.com/cirruslabs/tart/blob/0229138bd5947410c3c0ef8dfac3cf57e537cf78/Sources/tart/Commands/Create.swift#L19.

If you make this value smaller than the Tart's default, Tart plugin will refuse to work: https://github.com/cirruslabs/packer-plugin-tart/blob/15a18d09f683df3b7dba1de757da7e6c1fbbfecf/builder/tart/step_disk_file_prepare.go#L91-L93.

[fkorotkov]

I think we can do something like cirruslabs/packer-plugin-tart#23 to respect disk_size_gb upon creation.

[fkorotkov]

Maybe add a comment about where to find the URL?

[edigaryev]

See 57792c0.

[raven]

Not sure if you're still refining this approach, but in my testing today I was able to reliably navigate through all the setup screens with 2s waits.

[raven]

Is enabling automatic login no longer required?

[raven]

This is what I have for Ventura System Settings dance:

    
    # --- Remote login with full disk access
    # open "System Settings"
    "<wait5s><leftAltOn><spacebar><leftAltOff>System Settings<enter>",
    # Navigate to "Sharing"
    "<wait3s><leftAltOn>f<leftAltOff>sharing<return>",
    # Navigate to "Remote Login" and enable it
    "<wait3s><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><spacebar>",
    # Enable "Full Disk Access" for remote login
    "<wait3s><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><spacebar>",
    "<wait3s><tab><spacebar><leftShiftOn><tab><tab><leftShiftOff><spacebar>",
    # Close System Settings
    "<wait3s><leftAltOn>w<leftAltOff>",

    # --- Disable screen saver and lock screen
    # open "System Settings"
    "<wait5s><leftAltOn><spacebar><leftAltOff>System Settings<enter>",
    # Navigate to "lock screen"
    "<wait3s><leftAltOn>f<leftAltOff>lock screen<return>",
    # Select 'Never' for Start Screen Saver when inactive
    "<wait3s><tab><spacebar>Never<return>",
    # Select 'Never' and enter password for Require password after screen saver begins 
    "<wait3s><tab><tab><spacebar>Never<return>",
    "<wait3s>admin<return>",
    "<wait3s><spacebar>",
    # Close System Settings
    "<wait3s><leftAltOn>w<leftAltOff>",

    # --- Automatic login
    # open "System Settings"
    "<wait5s><leftAltOn><spacebar><leftAltOff>System Settings<enter>",
    # Navigate to "Users & Groups"
    "<wait3s><leftAltOn>f<leftAltOff>users groups<return>",
    # Select 'admin' and enter password for two dialogues for Automatically log in as...
    "<wait3s><tab><tab><tab><tab><tab><spacebar>",
    "<wait3s>admin<return>",
    "<wait3s>admin<return>",
    "<wait3s>admin<return>",
   # Close System Settings
    "<wait3s><leftAltOn>w<leftAltOff>",

[raven]

Adding admin to sudoers:
There's probably a better way, as we have already enabled ssh access, but if doing it via VNC key commands 🤮

    # --- Adding admin to sudoers
    "<wait5s><leftAltOn><spacebar><leftAltOff>terminal<return>",
    "<wait3s>sudo visudo<return>",
    "<wait3s>admin<return>",
    "<wait3s><leftShiftOn>g<leftShiftOff>o",
    "<wait3s>admin<spacebar><leftShiftOn>all<leftShiftOff><spacebar>=<spacebar><leftShiftOn>9all0<spacebar>nopasswd;all<leftShiftOff><esc><leftShiftOn>;<leftShiftOff>wq<return>",
    "<wait3s>",

[edigaryev]

Is enabling automatic login no longer required?

It is, it's just still WIP.

There's probably a better way, as we have already enabled ssh access, but if doing it via VNC key commands 🤮

You're right — no need for VNC for this one. Take a look at e9d0196.