Hi Jake, The attached script is called in the following manner: As you can see I do network based installs; You can modify to your favorite method(s). ################## begin ks.cfg ##################### # Kickstart file automatically generated by anaconda. install nfs --server=<your server ip> --dir=/vol/rhel5repo/repodata/yum/RedHat/5Client/x86_64 key <your installation key> #System language lang en_US keyboard us #Reboot after installation reboot #Use text mode install text #Network information %include /tmp/net.cfg #XWindows configuration information skipx rootpw --iscrypted <omitted> firewall --disabled authconfig --enableshadow --enablemd5 selinux --disabled timezone --utc America/Los_Angeles bootloader --location=mbr --md5pass=<omitted> # The following is the partition information you requested # Note that any partitions you deleted are not expressed # here so unless you clear all partitions first, this is # not guaranteed to work clearpart --all part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=100 --asprimary part / --fstype ext3 --size=32768 --asprimary part swap --size=4096 --asprimary %packages @office @engineering-and-scientific @admin-tools @editors @system-tools @gnome-software-development @text-internet @x-software-development @gnome-desktop @core @authoring-and-publishing @base @java-development @games @legacy-software-development @java @legacy-software-support @base-x @graphics @printing @kde-software-development @kde-desktop @sound-and-video @development-libs @development-tools @graphical-internet @workstation xinetd system-config-kickstart kdegames k3b vim-X11 emacs bind bind-chroot system-config-bind dhcp -nmap -bluez-hcidump -isdn4k-utils -lrzsz -sysreport kernel-devel %pre --interpreter=/bin/sh # cd /tmp wget ftp://<your server ip>/yum/ks/bin/ksnetcfg.py chmod 777 ksnetcfg.py /usr/bin/python ksnetcfg.py # ###################### end ks.cfg #################### Cheers, James Meyers -----Original Message----- From: Jake Vickers [mailto:jake@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 5:47 AM To: Meyers, John J Subject: Re: Not really a kickstart question..... Meyers, John J wrote: > > Hi Jake, > > In the %pre section of the ks file, I run a python script that is > VERY derived from the anaconda network_text.py code. This allows the > installer to input the required network info. After which the rest of > the install is automated. I can prefill the subnet, ip to last octet, > DNS server... If you don't have fancy requirements, you should be able > to import network_text *, and call the various modules from anaconda > to provide netconfig functionality. Yeah Kickstart! And long live yum. > Sorry to be a pain, but would it be possible for me to get a copy of that python script? Right now I am using the firstboot --enable option but this is not ideal for me. Especially since it does not allow you to configure name servers. Thanks!
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