Post postinstall configuration -- Setup Agent (aka firstboot)

[Mail-Lists at karan.org (Karanbir Singh)]

Matt Lawrence wrote:
>>
>>There is a "firstboot" init script (e.g.,
>>/etc/init.d/firstboot) that looks for select files (e.g.,
>>/etc/sysconfig/firstboot).  Depending whether it exists or
>>doesn't exist, the firstboot init script -- if set to start
>>for the run-level -- does or doesn't do something.  It will
>>then create/delete the file at the end of the run, as
>>appropriate, to prevent it from running next time.
> 
> 
> The firstboot package has various dependencies that I don't really
> want.  But it could be a good model.
> 
> 

You might also want to keep in mind that firstboot is run only when the
/etc/reconfigSys file exists. The /etc/sysconfig/firstboot file is only
checked by firstboot itself....

and you need something like :

firstboot --reconfig

in the ks.cfg to get that setup properly.


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