ova: add cloneConfigExtra option

Customize virtualbox ovas to contain a clone config option giving some
useful hints.

Fixes #38429

2 files changed, 47 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/virtualbox-demo.nix b/nixos/modules/installer/virtualbox-demo.nix
index 8ca3592f380..2e1b4b3998b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/virtualbox-demo.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/virtualbox-demo.nix
@@ -22,4 +22,42 @@ with lib;
 
   powerManagement.enable = false;
   system.stateVersion = mkDefault "18.03";
+
+  installer.cloneConfigExtra = ''
+  # Let demo build as a trusted user.
+  # nix.trustedUsers = [ "demo" ];
+
+  # Mount a VirtualBox shared folder.
+  # This is configurable in the VirtualBox menu at
+  # Machine / Settings / Shared Folders.
+  # fileSystems."/mnt" = {
+  #   fsType = "vboxsf";
+  #   device = "nameofdevicetomount";
+  #   options = [ "rw" ];
+  # };
+
+  # By default, the NixOS VirtualBox demo image includes SDDM and Plasma.
+  # If you prefer another desktop manager or display manager, you may want
+  # to disable the default.
+  # services.xserver.desktopManager.plasma5.enable = lib.mkForce false;
+  # services.xserver.displayManager.sddm.enable = lib.mkForce false;
+
+  # Enable GDM/GNOME by uncommenting above two lines and two lines below.
+  # services.xserver.displayManager.gdm.enable = true;
+  # services.xserver.desktopManager.gnome3.enable = true;
+
+  # Set your time zone.
+  # time.timeZone = "Europe/Amsterdam";
+
+  # List packages installed in system profile. To search, run:
+  # \$ nix search wget
+  # environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+  #   wget vim
+  # ];
+
+  # Enable the OpenSSH daemon.
+  # services.openssh.enable = true;
+
+  system.stateVersion = mkDefault "18.03";
+  '';
 }
diff --git a/nixos/modules/profiles/clone-config.nix b/nixos/modules/profiles/clone-config.nix
index 99d4774584f..3f669ba7d2e 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/profiles/clone-config.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/profiles/clone-config.nix
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ let
 
       {
         imports = [ ${toString config.installer.cloneConfigIncludes} ];
+
+        ${config.installer.cloneConfigExtra}
       }
     '';
 
@@ -73,6 +75,13 @@ in
       '';
     };
 
+    installer.cloneConfigExtra = mkOption {
+      default = "";
+      description = ''
+        Extra text to include in the cloned configuration.nix included in this
+        installer.
+      '';
+    };
   };
 
   config = {