> >http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/AnacondaExtendingKickstart > > I'm curious: why not just do it as: > > linux ks=http://server/path/to/ks-cfg.cgi?hostname=host&class=wkstn > > This is something I was just about to do, since I need to install a > bunch of machines, and want to hardcode a few things into each machine > (hostname, ip, ssh keys) based on who it is. Is there some reason this > won't work? > No, that would definitely work ... I wanted more than that, though. - I wanted to make sure that installation would abort if a component (disk, NIC, host name, etc.) wasn't found - not fall back to asking me questions. I've got a fairly homogeneous hardware environment - if a hard drive doesn't work, I've got a bigger problem. - I wanted more compact command-line syntax, so that non-admin people could make use of it, too. - I wanted to be able to use a single medium to bootstrap and install multiple systems without having to cut a CD for every new version. Klaus
