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<section id="linux-installation">
  <title>Linux OS Installation</title>
  <para>Use the following steps to begin the Linux OS installation:</para>
  <orderedlist>
    <listitem>
      <para>Download the script file cloud-set-guest-password:</para>
      <itemizedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            <ulink url="http://download.cloud.com/templates/4.2/bindir/cloud-set-guest-password.in"/>
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>Copy this file to /etc/init.d.</para>
      <para>On some Linux distributions, copy the file to
        <filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d</filename>.</para>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>Run the following command to make the script executable:</para>
      <programlisting>chmod +x /etc/init.d/cloud-set-guest-password</programlisting>
    </listitem>
    <listitem>
      <para>Depending on the Linux distribution, continue with the appropriate step.</para>
      <para>On Fedora, CentOS/RHEL, and Debian, run:</para>
      <programlisting>chkconfig --add cloud-set-guest-password</programlisting>
      <para condition="community">On Ubuntu with VMware tools, link the script file to the
          <filename>/etc/network/if-up</filename> and <filename>/etc/network/if-down</filename>
        folders, and run the script:</para>
      <programlisting condition="community">#ln -s /etc/init.d/cloud-set-guest-password /etc/network/if-up/cloud-set-guest-password
#ln -s /etc/init.d/cloud-set-guest-password /etc/network/if-down/cloud-set-guest-password</programlisting>
      <para condition="community">If you are using Ubuntu 11.04, start by creating a directory
        called /var/lib/dhcp3 on your Ubuntu machine (works around a known issue with this version
        of Ubuntu). On all Ubuntu versions: Run “sudo update-rc.d cloud-set-guest-password defaults
        98”. To test, run "mkpasswd" and check that it is generating a new password. If the
        “mkpasswd” command does not exist, run "sudo apt-get install whois" (or sudo apt-get install
        mkpasswd, depending on your Ubuntu version) and repeat.</para>
    </listitem>
  </orderedlist>
</section>