There are at least 3 ways to do this. 1) Use something like Yum (http://dulug.duke.edu/yum) which will allow you to do 'yum upgrade' 2) Buy licenses and use RedHat Network which will allow you to schedule upgrades from a web interface. 3) Configure PXE boot so if the box is rebooted and a particular link is in place it reinstalls, else boot from the local drive. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jim Wildman, CISSP, RHCE jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.rossberry.com On Mon, 24 Feb 2003, Cheryl L. Southard wrote: > Hi All, > > Currently, when I upgrade a RedHat Linux computer, I have to first fiddle with > the EEPROM settings to boot off CD. Then I have to boot off the RHL 8.0 > CDROM, then I type > boot> linux ks=nfs:server:/path/to/ks/config/file/ks.cfg > After I am finished, I go back into the EEPROM and turn off booting off > the CD. All this is done with me sitting at the console. > > Is there any way to do a completely hands-off installation? I would like > to be able to use kickstart to upgrade a computer remotely. With new > versions of RedHat Linux coming out every 6-8 months, and the growing > number of computers I manage, it would be nice if I didn't have to physically > visit each computer. > > My dream would be to upgrade all 40 computers one evening sitting at my > home in my PJ's, working via my cable-modem. I have already figured out > how to do this for my Solaris jumpstart upgrades and it really has sped > things up. > > Thanks, > > Cheryl >
