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NAME

       cloud-sandbox - launch a cloud instance and ssh directly into it, as a 'sandbox' system

SYNOPSIS

       cloud-sandbox [instance-type [ubuntu-release]] [ec2-run-instance-options]

DESCRIPTION

       cloud-sandbox  is  a program that launches a cloud instance (EC2 by default), automatically generates ssh
       host keys, ssh's into the launched system, and prompts the user for instance termination on exit.

       cloud-sandbox does the following:
        - conveniently supports simple parameters for instance-type and  ubuntu-release,  by  passing  those  to
       ubuntu-ec2-run(1)
        - generates ssh-host keys locally using ssh-keygen(1), and passes them to the instance
        -  automatically  adds  host  key  fingerprints to a local host keys file, $HOME/.ssh/known_hosts.cloud,
       which removes the interactive fingerprint prompt
        - uses ssh-import-id(1) in the instance to import the user's public SSH key, if the environment variable
       $LAUNCHPAD_ID exists
        -  uses  bootmail(1)  to  send  the  user  email noting that the instance has booted, if the environment
       variable $BOOTMAIL exists and is a valid email address
        - waits in a loop for sshd(8) to start on the cloud instance
        - execs an ssh(1) session to the instance
        - upon exit, interactively prompts the user if they want  to  immediately  terminate  the  instance  and
       remote the ssh known host key

EXAMPLE

        cloud-sandbox

        cloud-sandbox m1.large

        cloud-sandbox t1.micro trusty

SEE ALSO

       ubuntu-ec2-run(1), ssh-import-id(1), bootmail(1), ssh-keygen(1)

AUTHOR

       This manpage and the utility was written by Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com> for Ubuntu systems (but
       may be used by others).  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under  the
       terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 3 published by the Free Software Foundation.

       On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-
       licenses/GPL, or on the web at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt.