🐛 Switch back to NetworkManager

We must not rely on DHCP and use installimage's static NetworkManager
configuration.  While we could try to read the NM configuration and
configure systemd-networkd, we decided against it, as NetworkManager is
the default on Rocky Linux.

Configure dracut/the initramfs to a. include NetworkManager and b.
that we need networking in early boot (rd.neednet=1).

Closes gh-1.
Closes gh-3.
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Mike Gerber 2026-09-16 21:59:08 +02:00
parent 89e50588fe
commit 494a177ff6
2 changed files with 42 additions and 43 deletions

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🚧 **Work in progress** 🚧
Post-install script for Hetzner's `installimage` that installs `dracut-sshd` to enable remote LUKS unlocking via SSH. Tested with Rocky Linux 10. It should also work with AlmaLinux 10 and possibly earlier releases, but these have not been tested.
Post-install script for Hetzner's `installimage` that installs `dracut-sshd` to enable remote LUKS
unlocking via SSH.
This is tested with Rocky Linux 10. It should also work with AlmaLinux 10 and possibly earlier
releases, but these have not been tested.
## Notes
- The script assumes a setup with LVM on RAID1, but this is not a strict requirement. Other setups may require small changes to the script.
- Replaces NetworkManager with `systemd-networkd` and installs `systemd-resolved`
- `systemd-networkd` is configured to use DHCP on all Ethernet interfaces
- Although NetworkManager would probably also work with the implicitly installed `dracut-network`, we use `systemd-networkd` here because its our preferred option.
- Enables EPEL (required for `dracut-sshd` and `systemd-networkd`)
- The script assumes a setup with LVM on LUKS on RAID1, but this is not a strict requirement. Other
setups may require small changes to the script.
- Configures the initramfs to enable networking (e.g. NetworkManager) in early boot
- `dracut-network`, NetworkManager in the initramfs and `rd.neednet=1` in the kernel cmdline
- Enables EPEL (required for `dracut-sshd`)
- Installs `dracut-sshd`
- Uses the SSH keys in `/root/.ssh/authorized_keys`, as previously installed by `installimage`
- Always check `/root/postinstall_debug.txt` after `installimage` ran.
### After rebooting out of the rescue system
- The system reboots again after first boot due to SELinux autorelabeling. That means that you will
need to ssh into the initrd to unlock *twice* if it's the first time.
### Troubleshooting
- Always check `/root/postinstall_debug.txt` after `postinstall` ran.
- It's not specific to this postintall script, but make sure you know how to mount an encrypted
system from the rescue disk using `mdadm`, `cryptsetup`, `lvscan` etc. Also remember to `touch
`/path-to/mounted-system/.autorelabel` to not break booting due to SELinux choking on unlabeled
files.

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@ -23,35 +23,12 @@ install_storage_deps() {
dnf -y install mdadm cryptsetup lvm2
}
write_network_file() {
mkdir -p /etc/systemd/network
local f="/etc/systemd/network/20-wired.network"
cat > "$f" <<'EOF'
[Match]
Type=ether
[Network]
DHCP=yes
EOF
chmod 0644 "$f"
echo "Wrote $f"
}
disable_networkmanager() {
systemctl disable NetworkManager.service || true
systemctl disable NetworkManager-wait-online.service || true
systemctl mask NetworkManager.service || true
echo "NetworkManager disabled and masked."
}
enable_networkd_and_resolved() {
dnf -y install systemd-networkd systemd-resolved
systemctl enable systemd-networkd.service
enable_resolved() {
dnf -y install systemd-resolved
systemctl enable systemd-resolved.service
echo "Enabled systemd-networkd and systemd-resolved."
echo "Enabled systemd-resolved."
}
configure_dracut() {
local f="/etc/dracut.conf.d/10-raid1-luks.conf"
cat > "$f" <<'EOF'
@ -61,21 +38,25 @@ EOF
chmod 0644 "$f"
echo "Wrote $f"
local f="/etc/dracut.conf.d/90-networkd.conf"
local f="/etc/dracut.conf.d/90-network-manager.conf"
cat > "$f" <<'EOF'
install_items+=" /etc/systemd/network/20-wired.network "
add_dracutmodules+=" systemd-networkd "
omit_dracutmodules+=" network-manager "
hostonly="yes"
add_dracutmodules+=" network-manager "
EOF
chmod 0644 "$f"
echo "Wrote $f"
echo "Configured initrd for lvm on luks on raid1, systemd-networkd."
echo "Configured initrd for lvm on luks on raid1, network-manager."
}
configure_kernel_cmdline() {
# We need to tell the initramfs(= rd) that we need network during early boot
grubby --update-kernel=ALL --args="rd.neednet=1"
}
enable_dracut_sshd() {
dnf -y install dracut-sshd
echo "Enabled dracut-sshd."
dnf -y install dracut-network dracut-sshd
echo "Enabled dracut-network, dracut-sshd."
}
regenerate_initrd() {
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local tmpo=`mktemp`
lsinitrd $initrd &>$tmpo
for should_be in root/.ssh/authorized_keys bin/sshd usr/lib/systemd/systemd-networkd\$ etc/systemd/network/20-wired.network raid1.ko.xz dm-crypt.ko.xz usr/lib/systemd/system/cryptsetup.target bin/lvm\$ bin/mdadm\$ etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key; do
for should_be in root/.ssh/authorized_keys bin/sshd raid1.ko.xz dm-crypt.ko.xz usr/lib/systemd/system/cryptsetup.target bin/lvm\$ bin/mdadm\$ etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key sbin/NetworkManager\$; do
if grep -q "$should_be" $tmpo; then
echo "${green}OK: $should_be${reset}"
else
@ -127,11 +108,10 @@ main() {
install_storage_deps
write_network_file
enable_networkd_and_resolved
disable_networkmanager
enable_resolved
configure_dracut
configure_kernel_cmdline
enable_dracut_sshd