More specifically, you will need to enter network --bootproto static in order to be prompted. Omission of the entire network line would configure the system as a DHCP client on the chosen interface. The only real hurdle, as Wouter points out, is that kickstart only configures one interface during installation. At present, your options are either to come up with something in %post, or else configure reconfig to run at boot time, which seems a bit like overkill. On Mon, Jan 29, 2001 at 02:56:45PM +0100, liefting@xxxxxxxxxx declared the following: > > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list -- Randolph R. Russell Phone: 919-547-0012 x333 Instructor/Consultant FAX: 919-547-0024 Red Hat, Inc. Email: rrussell@xxxxxxxxxx gpg: 1024D/B04CC2D6 5602 3F73 E70A D0BE 1923 D1D0 9CCD EA1C B04C C2D6
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