Initial steps

Before we can install OpenStack, some work must be done to prepare each system for a successful installation.

Permissions

OpenStack services can be installed either as a root user or as a user with sudo permissions. The latter may require the user to be added to the sudoers file on each host. For tips on configuring sudoers, please visit the following URL: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo.

For this installation, all commands should be run as the root user unless specified otherwise.

Configuring the OpenStack repository

When installing versions of...