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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright 2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020 Security Onion Solutions, LLC
+
+#    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+#    (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+TESTING=true
+
+address_type=DHCP
+ADMINUSER=onionuser
+ADMINPASS1=onionuser
+ADMINPASS2=onionuser
+ALLOW_CIDR=0.0.0.0/0
+ALLOW_ROLE=a
+BASICZEEK=7
+BASICSURI=7
+# BLOGS=
+BNICS=ens6
+ZEEKVERSION=ZEEK
+# CURCLOSEDAYS=
+# EVALADVANCED=BASIC
+GRAFANA=1
+# HELIXAPIKEY=
+HNMANAGER=10.0.0.0/8,192.168.0.0/16,172.16.0.0/12
+HNSENSOR=inherit
+HOSTNAME=standalone
+install_type=STANDALONE
+# LSINPUTBATCHCOUNT=
+# LSINPUTTHREADS=
+# LSPIPELINEBATCH=
+# LSPIPELINEWORKERS=
+MANAGERADV=BASIC
+MANAGERUPDATES=1
+# MDNS=
+# MGATEWAY=
+# MIP=
+# MMASK=
+MNIC=ens5
+# MSEARCH=
+# MSRV=
+# MTU=
+NIDS=Suricata
+# NODE_ES_HEAP_SIZE=
+# NODE_LS_HEAP_SIZE=
+NODESETUP=NODEBASIC
+NSMSETUP=BASIC
+NODEUPDATES=MANAGER
+# OINKCODE=
+OSQUERY=1
+# PATCHSCHEDULEDAYS=
+# PATCHSCHEDULEHOURS=
+PATCHSCHEDULENAME=auto
+PLAYBOOK=1
+# REDIRECTHOST=
+REDIRECTINFO=HOSTNAME
+RULESETUP=ETOPEN
+# SHARDCOUNT=
+SKIP_REBOOT=1
+SOREMOTEPASS1=onionuser
+SOREMOTEPASS2=onionuser
+STRELKA=1
+THEHIVE=1
+WAZUH=1
+WEBUSER=onionuser@somewhere.invalid
+WEBPASSWD1=0n10nus3r
+WEBPASSWD2=0n10nus3r