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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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CentOS Install - Starting a Kickstart

I have a kickstart file hosted. Let's say it is hosted at http://example.com/ks/ks.cfg I booted the CentOS 6.2 media and hit tab. Before editing anything this shows: vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img I have been reading online and I found that I should…
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Unattended Kickstart Install

I've looked around quite a bit and have seen similar setup and questions, but none seem to work for me. I'm using the following command to create a custom ISO: /usr/bin/livecd-creator --config=/usr/share/livecd-tools/test.ks --fslabel=TestAppliance…
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Linux Kickstart Scipts

I've been working on a kickstart script for a Scientific Linux install. My goal is to create a CD ISO so that someone can install it easily on a server. I've been able to do a decent amount with it but I'm still running into a few problems that I…
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Package list for Kickstart

Is there anyway I can get the package list off of a live Linux box and put that into a kickstart? Edit: Sorry...This is on a Fedora box
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Setting up a kickstart boot-dvd

I'm not sure if this is the right stackexchange site to ask this on. But I'm trying to set up a kickstart boot dvd for RHEL5.5. I also want to add some RPM's on it to install after with the %post script section. My question is, how can I add these…
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Kickstart virtual console: No 'Shell prompt' at Alt-F2

I am installing Scientific Linux 6.1 via kickstart, and I am trying to debug a problem. According to Tips and tricks for anaconda and kickstart, I should have several virtual consoles available: What the different terminals display Alt-F1 The…
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How can I install packages from the RHEL6's Optional Channel via Kickstart?

I typically install puppet via kickstart. Apparently, puppet now requires a package (libselinux-ruby) that is included in the Red Hat's Optional Channel. I was under the impression I could only use the Optional Channel by assigning the appropriate…
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Kickstart %post issue

I'm configuring a kickstart profile and I'd like to create some script file. I'm doing like this: cat <>/scripts/myfile.pl #!/usr/bin/perl ... my $int; `useradd me`; ... EOF After the PXE boot and installation process, when I check the file,…
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DRAC virtual floppy and kickstart?

Situation: I've got some machines with Dell iDRAC6 Enterprises that I need to kickstart remotely. Usually, I'd go to the datacenter, jam the CD and floppy (with ks.cfg) in the machine, and be on my way. The last build I did, I "burnt" the ISO…
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Creating directories under /mnt during %post portion of Kickstart

In the %post section of my kickstart script, I've created multiple directories that's required before Puppet takes over. I noticed 2 of my directories under /mnt do not get created. I'm wondering if this has to do w/ the way kickstart handles…
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RHEL kickstart adding RAID driver question

I've an IBM X3550M3 which I want to kickstart over the network and install RHEL5.u4 I get so far then it cannot recognize the built-in raid device - it does this with a straight DVD hands on install too. I've dug around the IBM site and found the…
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Kickstart PXE boot ubuntu 10.04

I am trying to do a fully automated install of Ubuntu 10.04 My pxelinux.cfg/default file looks like this - label linux kernel ubuntu-installer/amd64/linux ipappend 2 append ks=http://172.16.20.254/ks.cfg ksdevice=bootif…
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CentOS 5.5 remote kickstart installation stalls at "Starting install process." How to debug?

I'm having a difficult time with a remote CentOS 5.5 kickstart installation on an HP ProLiant DL360 G6. This is in an environment where I maintain an internal CentOS yum repository. The kickstart installation and post scripts have been tested and…
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Automatically generated /etc/hosts is wrong

I've created a kickstart script to install CentOS 5.5 (32bit) in a fully automated way. The DNS/DHCP setup correctly gives the system the right hostname in both the forward and reverse lookups. dig node4.mydomain.com. +short 10.10.10.64 dig -x…
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Kickstarting VMWare ESX 4.1 (Error: No NIC with name bootif)

I'm having an issue kickstarting an installation of VMWaare ESX Classic 4.1. I've stripped down my kickstart a bit to just: accepteula keyboard us auth clearpart --firstdisk --overwritevmfs url…
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