Most of it is possible. Create the ks.cfg file but without the IP config options and you will be prompted for them while installing. The installer only configures one interface though, so you might need to think of something in the %post section for the second interface. What you could do (read: what I would do) is set up a separate network with only two network connections (crossover UTP would do). One is the kickstart server, the other connection is for the client you're going to install. On the server I'd store the kickstart stuff and a small menu script or something that puts the IP addresses (both of them) in some sort of NFS-exported file. This allows the engineer to configure the IP addresses before the install starts. Then he starts the kickstart install, and the %post script reads this file and modifies /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/if-cfg-eth0 and -eth1 so that the correct IP addresses are stored. Regards, Wouter. --------------------------------------------------------------- Wouter Liefting Curriculum Owner Linux IBM Learning Services Tel. +31 (0)20 513 5057 (IBM) Tel. +31 (0)252 625 202 (Home office) Fax. +31 (0)20 513 2322 Internet: liefting@xxxxxxxxxx "Dan Cuthbert" <daniel.cuthbert@xxxxxxxxxx> on 29-01-2001 14:42:32 Please respond to kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx To: "'Kickstart-List" <kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx> cc: Subject: kickstart limitations -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi all Im hoping someone has already done this, but here goes Im trying to use Kickstart, but in a Datacentre where we are building about 50 linux servers a week what i would like to happen is that the engineer boots off the diskette, enters details about ip's network, hostname etc etc for both interfaces and then it uses the nfs server to grab the rest of the pre-configured details like packages and postinstall commands Is this possible? has anyone acheived this ? Cheers for all the help in advance (would make my week if i could do this :+) ) Dan -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.8 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> iQA/AwUBOnVzR9g3Mtg4nR8oEQLVRQCcCWUzcsydjZObbmQZYDXOuFU6hpUAoMWF SqDssjunEGyLcFqbuOv2MhWu =zzjv -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list
