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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Sysprep OS for vmware template creation.  
+#
+# Shamelessly taken from https://oitibs.com/linux-vm-template-creation/
+ 
+echo "Removing openssh-server's host keys..."
+rm -vf /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*
+cat /dev/null > /etc/rc.local
+cat << EOF >> /etc/rc.local
+#!/bin/sh -e
+#
+# rc.local
+#
+# This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.
+# Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other
+# value on error.
+#
+# In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
+# bits.
+#
+# By default this script does nothing.
+ 
+rm -vf /root/vm-dehydrate > /dev/null
+ 
+dpkg-reconfigure openssh-server > /dev/null
+ 
+exit 0
+EOF
+ 
+echo "Cleaning up /var/mail..."
+rm -vf /var/mail/*
+ 
+echo "Clean up apt cache..."
+find /var/cache/apt/archives -type f -exec rm -vf \{\} \;
+ 
+echo "Clean up ntp..."
+rm -vf /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift
+rm -vf /var/lib/ntp/ntp.conf.dhcp
+ 
+echo "Clean up dhcp leases..."
+rm -vf /var/lib/dhcp/*.leases*
+rm -vf /var/lib/dhcp3/*.leases*
+ 
+echo "Clean up udev rules..."
+rm -vf /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-cd.rules 
+rm -vf /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
+ 
+echo "Clean up urandom seed..."
+rm -vf /var/lib/urandom/random-seed
+ 
+echo "Clean up backups..."
+rm -vrf /var/backups/*;
+rm -vf /etc/shadow- /etc/passwd- /etc/group- /etc/gshadow- /etc/subgid- /etc/subuid-
+ 
+echo "Cleaning up /var/log..."
+find /var/log -type f -name "*.gz" -exec rm -vf \{\} \;
+find /var/log -type f -name "*.1" -exec rm -vf \{\} \;
+find /var/log -type f -exec truncate -s0 \{\} \;
+   
+echo "Compacting drive..."
+dd if=/dev/zero of=EMPTY bs=1M > /dev/null
+rm -vf /root/EMPTY
+ 
+echo "Clearing bash history..."
+cat /dev/null > /root/.bash_history
+history -c
+ 
+echo "Process complete..."
+poweroff
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