Add baseline Linux VM config settings.

config-linux-vm.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+while getopts ":v:P:" opt; do
+    case $opt in
+	v)
+	    echo "Modifying VM: ${OPTARG}"
+	    VM_NAME="${OPTARG}"
+	    ;;
+	P)
+	    echo "Setting VDRE port."
+	    VRDE_PORT="${OPTARG}"
+	    ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+basicConfig () {
+    VBoxManage modifyvm "${VM_NAME}" --memory 384 --acpi on --ioapic on --rtcuseutc on --accelerate2dvideo on
+    VBoxManage modifyvm "${VM_NAME}" --bioslogofadein off --bioslogofadeout off --bioslogodisplaytime 250
+    VBoxManage modifyvm "${VM_NAME}" --keyboard ps2 --mouse ps2
+    VBoxManage modifyvm "${VM_NAME}" --audio none    
+    VBoxManage modifyvm "${VM_NAME}" --usb off
+    VBoxManage modifyvm "${VM_NAME}" --nic1 nat
+    VBoxManage modifyvm "${VM_NAME}" --boot1 dvd 
+}
+
+# If the RDP server is going to have no authentication
+# then the rule is to only allow it to serve via localhost:port
+#
+# You can then use SSH tunnelling to connect safely.
+nullAuth () {
+    VBoxManage modifyvm "${VM_NAME}" --vrde on
+    VBoxManage modifyvm "${VM_NAME}" --vrdeauthtype "null"
+    VBoxManage modifyvm "${VM_NAME}" --vrdeaddress  "127.0.0.1"
+    VBoxManage modifyvm "${VM_NAME}" --vrdeport     "${VRDE_PORT}"
+    VBoxManage modifyvm "${VM_NAME}" --vrdemulticon "on"
+
+    echo "You can now connect to the VM at localhost:${VRDE_PORT}."
+}
+
+usage () {
+    echo "Usage: "
+    echo ""
+    echo "$0 -v [virtual machine] -P [vdre port]"
+    echo ""
+    echo "    Resets authentication to null, sets listening interface to"
+    echo "    localhost, sets port to specified value. Useful for ssh-tunneling."
+    echo ""
+}
+
+if [ -n "${VM_NAME}" ] && [ ${VRDE_PORT} -ne 0 ]; then
+    basicConfig
+    nullAuth
+else
+    usage
+fi