Re: dracut-sshd in fedora - ssh access to early cryptsetup/dracut shell

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On Sun, Jan 27, 2019 at 9:23 AM Georg Sauthoff <mail@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> so I wrote dracut-sshd - a dracut module that adds sshd to the
> initramfs such that one is able to remotely access early
> userspace for e.g. unlocking an encrypted root filesystem or
> dealing with the dracut emergency shell:
>
> https://github.com/gsauthof/dracut-sshd
>
> I would like to add it to Fedora because it adds important
> functionality that is currently missing.
>
> There are basically two routes:
>
> 1) Integrate it into upstream dracut (and package it as new
>    package in Fedora)
> 2) Package it independently and submit a review request to the
>    Fedora bugzilla (I could maintain that package)
>
> In May, 2018 I posted to the dracut mailing list
> (https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-initramfs/msg04617.html), but I
> didn't receive any reply on that list.
>
> Thus, I lean towards following route 2) now.
>
> Any comments/suggestions?
>
> See also:
>
> - dracut-sshd copr repository for f28/f29/c7
>   https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/gsauthof/dracut-sshd/
> - Travis-CI continuous integration (tests run on f29/c7)
>   https://travis-ci.org/gsauthof/dracut-sshd
> - >9 year old open Fedora Bug about this feature
>   Dracut + encrypted root + networking
>   https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524727
>   My comment there:
>   https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524727#c28
>

If you'd like to integrate this into dracut proper, just propose it as
a pull request to dracut itself: https://github.com/dracutdevs/dracut

Alternatively, you can become a packager in Fedora and follow the new
package process:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Join_the_package_collection_maintainers#How_to_join_the_Fedora_Package_Collection_Maintainers.3F



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