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Auto run WDS installation with BIOS password

I wonder if it's possible to auto start a WDS installation on a client without the need to input the BIOS password. What I want to say, is I don't want to delete the bios password from the client computer, and I want to be able to run a WDS…
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How to configure ssh access for an unattended linux-distro ISO image for local development env similar to accessing cloud service VM instances?

I configured Packer to build unattended ISO installs of various Debian-derived distros to VMware fusion. As I configure the VMs manually for ssh access, it times out and the build artifacts created are erased. How do you go about pre-installing ssh…
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How do I preseed a pointopoint option in Debian?

How can I preseed a pointopoint connection for the Debian installer? The following option didn't work. d-i netcfg/get_pointopoint string 10.10.10.10 I need it because the default gateway for the new VM I create is outside the VMs Subnet.
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Creating an NSIS installer for ConfigMgr that will cause ConfigMgr client to initiate a restart

I have been using NSIS to create install packages for applications developed by our in-house development staff for several years, and we have recently switched from an alternative product to ConfigMgr for software distribution. I would like to…
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How Can I Determine Which ./configure Options are Currently "Activated"?

I ran ./configure on a project a long time ago after tweaking multiple options, but now I want to add an option to the rather long list of current options. I do not remember what options I used, so I don't know what options the new command should…
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Where does the preseed file go for Ubuntu server iso install?

I'm installing a bunch of Ubuntu Server VMs from ISO, and would like to edit the ISO to include a custom preseed. I have all the docs here: https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/installation-guide/i386/preseed-using.html#preseed-loading However I'm a bit…
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Automate install of SQL Server 2005 Express Service Packs

Is it possible to perform an unnattended install of service packs (SP4 is the latest) on SQL Server 2005 Express? The only way I have found is to download the SQLEXPR32.EXE containing SP4 and run it manually for each of my instances which need it.…
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Windows 7 Bootloader installs to wrong drive when installing from secondary hard drive

I have set up an unattended installation of Windows 7, but my setup causes the bootloader to be installed to the wrong drive. Here is the setup: Drive 0 (OS Drive): This is the drive that the OS gets installed to. This is also the drive I want the…
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juju on local server + wrapping my own application server custom built wtih charm

I'm interested in juju before starting with it i would like to ask a few questions. Can juju be only be used with ubuntu? is it possible to use it with CentOS? I have my own application server which i wrote, can i wrap it in a charm and deploy it…
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Bash script to install PostgreSQL

I'm trying to write a bash script to install PostgreSQL server on a Debian 6 VPS. I keep wiping the server and I'm like to write something to auto-install it. #!/bin/bash export PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin function print_info { echo…
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changing python runtime maximum recursion limit

I am trying to install supervisord on a ubuntu ec2 server. When running easy_install I get the following error: > easy_install supervisor ... RuntimeError: maximum recursion depth exceeded I know how to change the max recursion depth in a python…
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How can you perform a silent gui installation, whilst server is logged off?

I create silent software installation packages for customers. This is pretty straight forward if the installation is a simple file dump, or add service and start; but a lot more difficult if customer instructions (and payload media), are gui based -…
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Remote network SLES install error on ia64

Does anyone have any experience installing SLES though lanboot on ia64? I have done plenty of network SLES installs for i386 and x86_64, even PowerPC, but for some reason ia64 is stumping me. I have my elilo.conf file set up properly to install…
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Provisioning environment(PXE) for windows xp, 7, server 2003, 2008 and RHEL 5

I am working for a small shop where we want to provision all the hosts from one single location. Right now, we use Legacy RIS on Win server 2003 to deploy hosts via PXE boot. Though this method works, but I wanted to know if the community has a…
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re-making windows-7 iso results in no ethernet controller driver

I am making an unattended installation of Windows 7. I've gotten a bug down to this: I start with a regular Win-7 Ultimate iso. If I install this manually on a VirtualBox virtual machine, everything works fine. If I extract the iso to h:\win7lite,…
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