some would say to use a dhcp configuration/approach, which would reduce your need to go in and clean up the ethX types of issues. if you really need to have manual/distinct names/ip addresses that you;re assigning, you're going to have to do some manual work. you could create a great deal of work, and set up a process, where the cloned box, would 1st use dhcp, and then run some bash script to fetch/install information from a centralized setup, where the information would have the set ip address/server name, and change the appropriate files on the cloned box as required... have fun!! -----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of bob smith Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 1:21 PM To: Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora. Subject: installation build and test process question - warning, it is dumb. You guys have offered some great advice, so I am going to ask a dumb sort of question. I have a machine with all the peripherals - CD, DVD, Frewire, SATA, EIDE, SCSI, USB ports, and multiple ethers. I use this as a build and test machine - configuring a drive to be installed in another box. It is not possible to add more than a minimal drive to the target machines. When I build a drive, configure the apps, test it, and then install it in the intended box, I have to do lots of manual clean up, ethernet device names making them match mac addresses in the configs, and so on. I am careful about system names, ip addresses, and all that for the application installs. Is there an easier way to do this? I have tried a few alternatives but they still require post install clean up. yeah, I am kind of manually going through all this, not quie brute force but close. thanks for any ideas bob -- =============================================== Don't let the past remind us of what we are not now. CSN -Suite for.. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
