Re: ks and installation dvd

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On Fri, 2007-10-05 at 17:55 +0000, tony.chamberlain@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> I install a bunch of CentOS machines.  
> 
> It gets very repetive going through all the
> 
> packages each time.
> 
>  
> 
> I remember someone mentioned a kick start file,
> 
> which I believe will get created each time you 
> 
> do a manual install.
> 
>  
> 
> I found some information  on the network about ks.cfg and a boot
> cdrom.
> 
> I am using a DVD now, and wodner whether the procedure is similar.
> 
> It also seems to be conflicting saying the ks must be in the top level
> directory,
> 
> but later says it must be in the isolinux directory.
> 
>  
> 
> Anyway, solving that can I just copy the boot CD to a hard drive, add
> the ks
> 
> file and write a new DVD, or is it more complicated than that?
----
I have found it easiest to have the ks.cfg file on an http server
somewhere and the installation image(s) on an NFS server on the network.
Thus you could mount the DVD and share it via NFS and share the ks.cfg
on a web server...

linux askmethod ks=http://some_webserver/ks.cfg

Craig

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