added comment block description and disclaimer

config/etc/ssh/sshd_config

@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@
 
 ### Connection settings
 Port 222
-ListenAddress your.private.ipv4.address
-ListenAddress [your:private:ipv6:address:use:square:brackets]
+#ListenAddress your.private.ipv4.address
+#ListenAddress [your:private:ipv6:address:use:square:brackets]
 TCPKeepAlive no
 ClientAliveInterval 60
 ClientAliveCountMax 30
 Protocol 2
 
 ### Authentication settings
-HostKey /etc/ssh/ed25519.key
-HostKey /etc/ssh/RSA4096.key
+#HostKey /etc/ssh/ed25519.key
+#HostKey /etc/ssh/RSA4096.key
 #PasswordAuthentication no
 PasswordAuthentication yes
 PermitEmptyPasswords no
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ MaxSessions 5
 PermitRootLogin yes
 
 ### Program settings
-Banner /etc/ssh/banner
+#Banner /etc/ssh/banner
 LogLevel VERBOSE
 X11Forwarding yes
 PrintMotd no

customize.sh

@@ -3,66 +3,120 @@
 #######
 ### Copy customization files to their proper locations after backing up
 ### original files
+###
+### Script by: Asif Bacchus for mytechiethoughts.com
+### Exclusively available from git.asifbacchus.app
+### Some rights reserved.
+###
+### Anyone is allowed to use and alter this script and any or all accompanying
+### files for their own needs as long as the intent as stated at the beginning
+### of this comment block remains the same and credit is given to the author
+### or the 'mytechiethoughts.com' website.
+###
+### Neither the author or anyone affiliated with 'mytechiethoughts.com' accepts
+### any liability whatsoever arising from using or even thinking about using
+### this script or any accompanying files for any purpose whether intended,
+### incidental or otherwise.
+###
+### Please refer to https://mytechiethoughts.com/<address_of_blog_post>
+### for more information about this script and its accompanying files.
 #######
 
-### Verify this script is running as root, otherwise exit with notification
+
+# colour definitions
+norm="\e[0m"
+yellow="\e[93m"
+cyan="\e[96m"
+mag="\e[95m"
+err="\e[1;31m"
+ok="\e[1;32m"
+
+# allow base copy-path for debugging, otherwise default to '' as base (i.e. use
+# root as base)
+if [ -n "${1}" ]; then
+    path="${1%/}"
+    echo -e "\n${err}BASE PATH:${norm} ${path}"
+    echo -e "${err}All files will be copied to subdirectories beneath this 'base path' instead"
+    echo -e "of the correct locations. This should only be done for testing!${norm}\n"
+else
+    unset path
+fi
+
+### verify this script is running as root, otherwise exit with notification
 if [ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]; then
-echo -e "\n\e[1;31mThis script MUST be run as ROOT. Exiting\e[0m"
+echo -e "\n${err}This script MUST be run as ROOT. Exiting${norm}"
 exit 1
 fi
 
-### Let user know what's happening
-echo -e "\nThis script will copy TEMPLATE files to various locations in order to customize your system.  Backups will be created in-place with the extension '.original'"
-echo -e "\n\e[0;33mPlease note: It's still up to you to customize the template files with settings appropriate to your environment!"
-echo -e "\n\e[0;36mDetails about template files are in the readme.md files within each directory in this archive.\e[0m\n"
 
-### Copy files to proper locations
+### let user know what's happening
+echo -e "\n${norm}This script will copy TEMPLATE files to various locations in order to customize"
+echo "your system. Backups will be created in-place with the extension '.original'"
+echo -e "\n${yellow}Please note: It's still up to you to customize the template files with settings"
+echo "appropriate to your environment!"
+echo -e "\n${cyan}Details about template files are in the readme.md files within each directory"
+echo -e "in this archive.${norm}\n"
 
-## Copy root's .bashrc
-echo -e "\ncopying .bashrc to /root..."
+### copy files to proper locations
+echo -e "${mag}---------------------${norm}"
+echo "(please note any errors below)"
+
+
+## copy clean .bashrc for root user
+echo -e "copying ${yellow}.bashrc${norm} to ${yellow}${path}/root${norm}"
 # backup
-cp -f /root/.bashrc /root/.bashrc.original
+cp -f /root/.bashrc ${path}/root/.bashrc.original
 # copy new
-cp -f config/root/.bashrc /root/.bashrc
-echo "...done"
+cp -f config/root/.bashrc ${path}/root/.bashrc
 
-## Copy profile template files and skel files
-echo -e "\ncopying default bash profile files..."
+## copy profile template file
+echo -e "copying ${yellow}profile${norm} to ${yellow}${path}/etc/profile${norm}"
 # backup
-cp -f /etc/profile /etc/profile.original
-cp -f /etc/bash.bashrc /etc/bash.bashrc.original
-cp -f /etc/skel/.bashrc /etc/skel/.bashrc.original
+cp -f /etc/profile ${path}/etc/profile.original
 # copy new
-cp -f config/etc/profile /etc/profile
-cp -f config/etc/bash.bashrc /etc/bash.bashrc
-cp -f config/etc/skel/.bashrc /etc/skel/.bashrc
-echo "...done"
+cp -f config/etc/profile ${path}/etc/profile
+
+## copy updated bash.bashrc
+echo -e "copying ${yellow}bash.bashrc${norm} to ${yellow}${path}/etc/bash.bashrc${norm}"
+# backup
+cp -f /etc/bash.bashrc ${path}/etc/bash.bashrc.original
+# copy new
+cp -f config/etc/bash.bashrc ${path}/etc/bash.bashrc
+
+## copy updated skel .bashrc
+echo -e "copying ${yellow}.bashrc${norm} to ${yellow}${path}/etc/skel/.bashrc${norm}"
+# backup
+cp -f /etc/skel/.bashrc ${path}/etc/skel/.bashrc.original
+# copy new
+cp -f config/etc/skel/.bashrc ${path}/etc/skel/.bashrc
+
 
 ## copy nano settings
-echo -e "\ncopying nano default settings..."
+echo -e "\ncopying ${yellow}nanorc${norm} to ${yellow}${path}/etc/nanorc${norm}"
 # backup
-cp -f /etc/nanorc /etc/nanorc.original
+cp -f /etc/nanorc ${path}/etc/nanorc.original
 # copy new
-cp -f config/etc/nanorc /etc/nanorc
-echo "...done"
+cp -f config/etc/nanorc ${path}/etc/nanorc
+
 
 ## copy timesync
-echo -e "\ncopying timesync configuration..."
+echo -e "\ncopying ${yellow}timesyncd.conf${norm} to ${yellow}${path}/etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf${norm}"
 # backup
-cp -f /etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf /etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf.original
+cp -f /etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf ${path}/etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf.original
 # copy new
-cp -f config/etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf /etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf
-echo "...done"
+cp -f config/etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf ${path}/etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf
+
 
 ## copy sshd configuration
-echo -e "\ncopying sshd configuration..."
+echo -e "\ncopying ${yellow}sshd_config${norm} to ${yellow}${path}/etc/ssh/sshd_config${norm}"
 # backup
-cp -f /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config.original
+cp -f /etc/ssh/sshd_config ${path}/etc/ssh/sshd_config.original
 # copy new
-cp -f config/etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config
-echo "...done"
+cp -f config/etc/ssh/sshd_config ${path}/etc/ssh/sshd_config
+
 
 ### Exit gracefully
-echo -e "\n\e[0;32mAll done!\n\e[0m"
+echo -e "${mag}---------------------${norm}"
+echo -e "\n${ok}All done!${norm}\n"
 
 exit 0