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Kickstart is the method of automated installation of Linux Systems based on Red Hat or their clones (CentOS, Scientific Linux, Unbreakable Linux, ...)

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Anaconda kickstart install from local repo?

Right now we use Anaconda to create kickstart files. Everything works great but during the Centos install it throws an error that a package is missing. Our solution so far has been to mount disk 2 and hit retry. I want to fix this so that there…
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How can I manage dual boot with Foreman?

I have about 80 machines that need to boot both CentOS 7 (for most applications) and CentOS 6 (for one stubborn app). There seems to be very little documentation out there on getting Kickstart files that won't clobber each other; is there a guide or…
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Foreman server provision complains /tmp/ks.cfg

I installed foreman 1.9.0 on a redhat 7.1 and try to provision a centos 6.6 with the default kickstart and kickstart pxe. I tried to modify parameters, but it complains all the time on the same lines. Here are two picture about the…
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Centos kickstart installation without package location

I want to install with unattended way Centos7 in a VM and at the moment I have to specify packages location in ks file and then in installation because is marked as error. Any way to install without specify them and unattended? This is my ks file:…
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Kickstarting RHEL7 VM stalls with "No device selected"

I've been using Ashgar Ghori's RHEL7 study guide and have hit a small snag which I have not been able to find a solution to. Using a kickstart file that worked previously, whenever I use it for a new server I am taken to the Installation Summary…
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How to install Linux daemon using Kickstart

%post --log=/root/ks-post.log --interpreter /bin/sh exec < /dev/tty3 > /dev/tty3 2>&1 chvt 3 cat > /mnt/sysimage/etc/init.d/daemon <
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CentOS 6.6 kickstart failing suddenly when including the 'updates' repo

Suddenly this week my CentOS 6.6 kickstart is failing with: A fatal error occurred when installing the package. This could indicate errors when reading the installation media. Installation cannot continue When I remove…
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RHEL7 kickstart fails to install product certificate

I am installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0 Sever from a customized image with a Kickstart file. After rebooting, no product certificate has been installed, making it impossible to register the system. I assume that I have inadvertently removed…
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Configure a Bridge Device in CentOS 7 via Kickstart

I wish to configure a br0 bridge with kickstart using eth0 as its slave. Is this possible? I have not seen any kickstart examples that do this. I wish to use this box as a KVM host, so I'm looking to setup bridging (not bonding)
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How to include cinnamon via kickstart in CentOS 7

I'm trying to install cinnamon via kickstart in CentOS 7. In previous versions of CentOS/RHEL there was the %packages --resolvedeps options This option is no longer available. I have the following for repos: repo --name=epel…
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Kickstart "Unable to download kickstart file. Check parameter"

So I'm using 2 VMs (CentOS 6.0), one acting as a build server, the other is a new server I'm trying to build with a kickstart. When I start the VM for the new server (with the build server already running), It says "retrieving /default.ks", but…
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How do I remote reinstall a Redhat OS?

What's the best solution for quickly reinstalling Redhat 5 remotely? Requirements: We have a lot of servers. We want to keep a "static ip" configuration for each machine. (Also users). We have a custom firewall configuration. We want to make no…
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Ubuntu Server Preseed issues (Partitioning)

I'm installing 14 Ubuntu 12.10 amd64 servers in an IBM Bladecenter.. I'm having trouble getting past the partitioner step with the preseed file I made. I think I'm having a problem here boot-root :: \ 40000 50 41000 ext4 \ $primary{ } $bootable{ }…
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Is it possible to create a RHEL 5.7 channel based on updated (5.9) RHEL channels in Satellite?

I would however like to kickstart new servers based on RHEL 5.7. Both official Red Hat channels in Satellite are already updated to RHEL 5.9 and RHEL 6.4 though. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 for 64-bit x86_64) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v.…
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Why does Satellite need a kickstartable distribution for cloned channels, but not on the official main Red Hat Channel?

I have been using Satellite for a while now and I am able to kickstart machines directly from the official main RH channels Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 for 64-bit x86_64) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6 for 64-bit x86_64) I want to…
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