CHAPTER 4

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Default Configuration and Security Settings of the Guest VM

In Chapter 2, you had the opportunity to take a look at Vagrant in action; and thanks to Chapter 3, you now understand the actions performed by Vagrant when you boot or halt the guest OS. Now it’s time to get acquainted with the default configuration of a VM.

In this chapter, you will find the answers to the following questions:

  • How does the guest OS communicate with the outside world?
  • What aspects of communication can be defined?
  • What default settings are used by Vagrant?
  • How can these settings be changed?

In particular, the chapter will cover the following:

  • Port forwarding ...

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