Hello,
Just recently started deploying a new MAAS and this time using the snap. However, i would like to use the MAAS node itself to run some VMs and in the past that was fine.
I just had to add the maas user ssh-key to be able to authenticate to virsh without password.
When installing MAAS as a snap the maas user is not created and therefore i cannot find a way to create and/or add the ssh-key for passwordless login.
How would i go about it when using the snap?
Thanks,
Emil!
Hi,
I am running 2.9 atm.
I have added the ssh key of the host ubuntu user, because i use that account to access deployed machines.
To clarify. When installing MAAS from APT the installation creates a user named maas. I usually create an ssh-key and add that public key to the libvirt user’s authorized_keys. This would allow MAAS to start and stop KVM VMs by itself.
However with the snap instead I cannot find a way to get the same result.
For example, following this guide does not work because the maas user does not exist when you install with Snap
@emil-jacero, thanks for this tip. looks like i need to go thru these tutorials and take a look. meanwhile, when you said, " I have added the ssh key of the host ubuntu user, because i use that account to access deployed machines…" – were you indicating that you have a workaround?
Hi,
No i did not solve it like that 
But i have a solution now.
I first created a user “maas”, then added that user to the group libvirt.
I then followed this guide. Take a look at the steps at the bottom.
Thank you
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