Doing some lab testing, and needed to add another interface on an Ubuntu server virtual machine.

Quickly added it via the host (TrueNAS), but it came unconfigured and uninitialized.

The interface is in a down state, so it doesn't show up in ifconfig without using a switch:

ifconfig
enp0s4: flags=4163< …

Generally not a good idea from a security standpoint, but if you have a lot of CLI work to do in a FreeNAS jail, it can make life easier.

If nothing else, seeing a lot more data on the screen, and being able to copy/paste commands has it's advantages.

Steps:

1. Enable sshd:

   sysrc sshd_enable="YES"
   sshd_enable: …

I wanted to use a VPN on a Linux server (Ubuntu), using Private Internet Access, but without using the PIA client.

Steps

1. Install OpenVPN (I also install curl and net-tools, as I frequently use both):

   sudo apt-get install openvpn curl net-tools
   

2. Get necessary OpenVPN files from Private Internet Access, and copy local …