reproducible Debian: refactor, use one common rc.local script for all hosts

Signed-off-by: Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org>

45 files changed, 3050 insertions, 251 deletions

diff --git a/hosts/bbx15-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local b/hosts/bbx15-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/bbx15-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/bbx15-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/bpi0-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local b/hosts/bpi0-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/bpi0-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/bpi0-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/cb3a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local b/hosts/cb3a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/cb3a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/cb3a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/cbxi4a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local b/hosts/cbxi4a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/cbxi4a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/cbxi4a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/cbxi4b-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local b/hosts/cbxi4b-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/cbxi4b-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/cbxi4b-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/cbxi4pro0-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local b/hosts/cbxi4pro0-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/cbxi4pro0-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/cbxi4pro0-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/codethink-sled10-arm64/etc/rc.local b/hosts/codethink-sled10-arm64/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/codethink-sled10-arm64/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/codethink-sled10-arm64/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/codethink-sled11-arm64/etc/rc.local b/hosts/codethink-sled11-arm64/etc/rc.local
index b3a760e4..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/codethink-sled11-arm64/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/codethink-sled11-arm64/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,26 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
 
-# stop ntp
-service ntp stop || true
-# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
-systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
-systemctl disable systemd-timedated
-systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
-systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
-# set correct date
-ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
-# set fake date
-date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
-# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
-# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
-ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
-# finally report success
-echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
+
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/codethink-sled12-arm64/etc/rc.local b/hosts/codethink-sled12-arm64/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/codethink-sled12-arm64/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/codethink-sled12-arm64/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/codethink-sled13-arm64/etc/rc.local b/hosts/codethink-sled13-arm64/etc/rc.local
index b3a760e4..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/codethink-sled13-arm64/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/codethink-sled13-arm64/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,26 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
 
-# stop ntp
-service ntp stop || true
-# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
-systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
-systemctl disable systemd-timedated
-systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
-systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
-# set correct date
-ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
-# set fake date
-date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
-# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
-# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
-ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
-# finally report success
-echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
+
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/codethink-sled14-arm64/etc/rc.local b/hosts/codethink-sled14-arm64/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/codethink-sled14-arm64/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/codethink-sled14-arm64/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/codethink-sled15-arm64/etc/rc.local b/hosts/codethink-sled15-arm64/etc/rc.local
index b3a760e4..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/codethink-sled15-arm64/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/codethink-sled15-arm64/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,26 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
 
-# stop ntp
-service ntp stop || true
-# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
-systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
-systemctl disable systemd-timedated
-systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
-systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
-# set correct date
-ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
-# set fake date
-date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
-# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
-# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
-ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
-# finally report success
-echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
+
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/codethink-sled16-arm64/etc/rc.local b/hosts/codethink-sled16-arm64/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/codethink-sled16-arm64/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/codethink-sled16-arm64/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/codethink-sled9-arm64/etc/rc.local b/hosts/codethink-sled9-arm64/etc/rc.local
index b3a760e4..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/codethink-sled9-arm64/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/codethink-sled9-arm64/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,26 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
 
-# stop ntp
-service ntp stop || true
-# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
-systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
-systemctl disable systemd-timedated
-systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
-systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
-# set correct date
-ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
-# set fake date
-date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
-# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
-# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
-ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
-# finally report success
-echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
+
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/ff2a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local b/hosts/ff2a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/ff2a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/ff2a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/ff2b-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local b/hosts/ff2b-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/ff2b-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/ff2b-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/ff4a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local b/hosts/ff4a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/ff4a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/ff4a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/hb0-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local b/hosts/hb0-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/hb0-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/hb0-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/jenkins-test-vm/etc/rc.local b/hosts/jenkins-test-vm/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/jenkins-test-vm/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/jenkins-test-vm/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/jenkins/etc/rc.local b/hosts/jenkins/etc/rc.local
index 34587a9a..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/jenkins/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/jenkins/etc/rc.local
@@ -6,10 +6,77 @@
 # Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other
 # value on error.
 #
+# In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
+# bits.
 
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
 MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
 echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
-for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
-	kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
-done
+
+#
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
+
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
+
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/jtk1a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local b/hosts/jtk1a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/jtk1a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/jtk1a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/odu3a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local b/hosts/odu3a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/odu3a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/odu3a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/odxu4-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local b/hosts/odxu4-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/odxu4-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/odxu4-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/odxu4b-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local b/hosts/odxu4b-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/odxu4b-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/odxu4b-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/odxu4c-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local b/hosts/odxu4c-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/odxu4c-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/odxu4c-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/opi2a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local b/hosts/opi2a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/opi2a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/opi2a-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/opi2b-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local b/hosts/opi2b-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/opi2b-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/opi2b-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/opi2c-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local b/hosts/opi2c-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/opi2c-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/opi2c-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/profitbricks-build1-amd64/etc/rc.local b/hosts/profitbricks-build1-amd64/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/profitbricks-build1-amd64/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/profitbricks-build1-amd64/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/profitbricks-build10-amd64/etc/rc.local b/hosts/profitbricks-build10-amd64/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/profitbricks-build10-amd64/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/profitbricks-build10-amd64/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/profitbricks-build11-amd64/etc/rc.local b/hosts/profitbricks-build11-amd64/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/profitbricks-build11-amd64/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/profitbricks-build11-amd64/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/profitbricks-build12-i386/etc/rc.local b/hosts/profitbricks-build12-i386/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/profitbricks-build12-i386/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/profitbricks-build12-i386/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/profitbricks-build15-amd64/etc/rc.local b/hosts/profitbricks-build15-amd64/etc/rc.local
index b3a760e4..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/profitbricks-build15-amd64/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/profitbricks-build15-amd64/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,26 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
 
-# stop ntp
-service ntp stop || true
-# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
-systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
-systemctl disable systemd-timedated
-systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
-systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
-# set correct date
-ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
-# set fake date
-date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
-# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
-# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
-ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
-# finally report success
-echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
+
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/profitbricks-build16-i386/etc/rc.local b/hosts/profitbricks-build16-i386/etc/rc.local
index b3a760e4..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/profitbricks-build16-i386/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/profitbricks-build16-i386/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,26 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
 
-# stop ntp
-service ntp stop || true
-# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
-systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
-systemctl disable systemd-timedated
-systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
-systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
-# set correct date
-ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
-# set fake date
-date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
-# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
-# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
-ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
-# finally report success
-echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
+
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/profitbricks-build2-i386/etc/rc.local b/hosts/profitbricks-build2-i386/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/profitbricks-build2-i386/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/profitbricks-build2-i386/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/profitbricks-build3-amd64/etc/rc.local b/hosts/profitbricks-build3-amd64/etc/rc.local
index 8879125c..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/profitbricks-build3-amd64/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/profitbricks-build3-amd64/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,16 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
 
-# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
-[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
-mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
-cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
-mkdir -p mount session union unpack
-mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
+
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/profitbricks-build4-amd64/etc/rc.local b/hosts/profitbricks-build4-amd64/etc/rc.local
index 7d5bcba9..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/profitbricks-build4-amd64/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/profitbricks-build4-amd64/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,31 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
 
-# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
-[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
-mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
-cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
-mkdir -p mount session union unpack
-mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
-systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
-systemctl disable systemd-timedated
-systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
-systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
-# set correct date
-ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
-# set fake date
-date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
-# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
-# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
-ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
-# finally report success
-echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/profitbricks-build5-amd64/etc/rc.local b/hosts/profitbricks-build5-amd64/etc/rc.local
index b3a760e4..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/profitbricks-build5-amd64/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/profitbricks-build5-amd64/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,26 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
 
-# stop ntp
-service ntp stop || true
-# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
-systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
-systemctl disable systemd-timedated
-systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
-systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
-# set correct date
-ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
-# set fake date
-date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
-# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
-# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
-ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
-# finally report success
-echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
+
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/profitbricks-build6-i386/etc/rc.local b/hosts/profitbricks-build6-i386/etc/rc.local
index b3a760e4..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/profitbricks-build6-i386/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/profitbricks-build6-i386/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,26 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
 
-# stop ntp
-service ntp stop || true
-# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
-systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
-systemctl disable systemd-timedated
-systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
-systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
-# set correct date
-ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
-# set fake date
-date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
-# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
-# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
-ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
-# finally report success
-echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
+
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/profitbricks-build7-amd64/etc/rc.local b/hosts/profitbricks-build7-amd64/etc/rc.local
index 8879125c..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/profitbricks-build7-amd64/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/profitbricks-build7-amd64/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,16 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
 
-# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
-[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
-mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
-cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
-mkdir -p mount session union unpack
-mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
+
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/profitbricks-build9-amd64/etc/rc.local b/hosts/profitbricks-build9-amd64/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/profitbricks-build9-amd64/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/profitbricks-build9-amd64/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/rpi2b-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local b/hosts/rpi2b-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/rpi2b-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/rpi2b-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/rpi2c-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local b/hosts/rpi2c-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/rpi2c-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/rpi2c-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/wbd0-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local b/hosts/wbd0-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/wbd0-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/wbd0-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0
diff --git a/hosts/wbq0-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local b/hosts/wbq0-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
index 1c4ece10..8fb854c5 100755
--- a/hosts/wbq0-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
+++ b/hosts/wbq0-armhf-rb/etc/rc.local
@@ -8,9 +8,75 @@
 #
 # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
 # bits.
+
+send_back_to_the_future() {
+	# stop ntp
+	service ntp stop || true
+	# disable systemd date services (and don't fail if systemd ain't running)
+	systemctl disable systemd-timesyncd
+	systemctl disable systemd-timedated
+	systemctl stop systemd-timesyncd || true
+	systemctl stop systemd-timedated || true
+	# set correct date
+	ntpdate -b de.pool.ntp.org
+	# set fake date
+	date --set="+398 days +6 hours + 23 minutes"
+	# disable check for outdated packages as in the future (like this)
+	# packages from security.d.o will appear outdated always…
+	ln -sf /bin/true /usr/local/bin/dsa-check-packages
+	# finally report success
+	echo "$(date -u) - system is running in the future now" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) in the future" root
+}
+
+put_schroots_on_tmpfs() {
+	# keep schroot sessions on tmpfs
+	[ -L /var/lib/schroot ] || echo "$(date -u) - /var/lib/schroot is not a link (to /srv/workspace/varlibschroot/) as it should, please fix manually"
+	mkdir -p /srv/workspace/varlibschroot
+	cd /srv/workspace/varlibschroot || exit 1
+	mkdir -p mount session union unpack
+	mkdir -p union/overlay union/underlay
+}
+
+#
+# init, notify about reboots
+#
+MESSAGE="$(hostname -f) rebooted"
+echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$MESSAGE" root
+
 #
-# By default this script does nothing.
+# notify jenkins reboots on irc
+#
+if [ "$(hostname)" = "jenkins" ] ; then
+	for channel in debian-qa debian-reproducible ; do
+		kgb-client --conf /srv/jenkins/kgb/$channel.conf --relay-msg "$MESSAGE"
+	done
+fi
+
+#
+# run some hosts in the future
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	codethink-sled9*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled11*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled13*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	codethink-sled15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build5*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build6*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build15*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	profitbricks-build16*)	send_back_to_the_future ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
-echo "$(date -u) - system was rebooted" | mail -s "$(hostname -f) rebooted" root
+#
+# put schroots on tmpfs for non debian hosts
+#
+case $(hostname) in
+	profitbricks-build3*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build4*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	profitbricks-build7*)	put_schroots_on_tmpfs ;;
+	*)			;;
+esac
 
+echo "$(date -u) - system booted up."
 exit 0