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+#!/bin/bash
+set -xe
+
+# Create user sdn
+useradd -m -d /home/sdn -s /bin/bash sdn
+echo "sdn:rocks" | chpasswd
+echo "sdn ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL" > /etc/sudoers.d/99_sdn
+chmod 440 /etc/sudoers.d/99_sdn
+usermod -aG vboxsf sdn
+
+# Java 8
+apt-get install software-properties-common -y
+add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java -y
+apt-get update
+echo "oracle-java8-installer shared/accepted-oracle-license-v1-1 select true" | debconf-set-selections
+
+apt-get -y install \
+    oracle-java8-installer oracle-java8-set-default \
+    zip unzip \
+    bridge-utils
+
+tee -a /etc/ssh/sshd_config <<EOF
+
+UseDNS no
+EOF
+
+su sdn <<'EOF'
+cd /home/sdn
+bash /vagrant/user-bootstrap.sh
+EOF