Questions tagged [kickstart]
The kickstart file is a file that is read during the installation of RHEL/CentOS software that automates the installation process.
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How do you configure your network interface to be eth0 in your kickstart file when using PXE boot to install your bootable ISO?
How do you configure your network interface to be eth0 in your kickstart file when using PXE boot to install your bootable ISO? This is on a RHEL linux machine. I have a bootable ISO which I have ...
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terraform resource dependency with count(loop)
I'm trying to create stack of multiple vms on KVM_HOST with terraform. The catch is, I'm using pxeboot & kickstart to do installation. Kickstart file needs to carry some dynamic information, like ...
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how to make terraform pass static IP information to kvm virtual machine with variables, in a kickstart pxeboot enabled env?
I have a kvm host, with bridge network, so the vms get IP info directly from router itself.
I have created a pxeboot env with dnsmasq acting as dhcp proxy, and kickstart as method of installation ...
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pxeboot with dnsmasq as dhcp proxy for rockylinux
first, I installed apache & started its service
yum install httpd && systemctl enabled httpd --now
then I mounted dvd iso & copied its content to apache dir
mount -o ro ~/Downloads/...
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Converting CD Kickstart file to USB
I have a custom RHEL7 installation ISO, which was created by copying the files out of a downloaded RHEL7 ISO and adding a number of custom kickstart and other files. The goal being to create a single ...
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How to install Fedora with a kickstart file from Fedora livemedia?
I'm trying to install fedora with SED: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/SelfEncryptingDrivesSupportInAnaconda
The GUI doesn't support it, I have to install using a kickstart file.
I checked ...
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Kickstart File Not Used During RHEL 6.9 Installation on UEFI System
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I followed the Red Hat documentation to create a Kickstart (ks) file located in the root directory of the installation image. The documentation I referred to is: Red Hat Installation Guide. ...
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Setup RAID-1 in Kickstart file with 1 Disk
Is it possible to setup RAID-1 on a system with only 1 disk and later add the second one?
I read the instructions from Red Hat and there is an option to add --spare=
I tried this with the code below
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How do I create a kickstart image file from a running server
We have two identical production servers that are both running RHEL 7.6, with custom applications, on two isolated networks. We are wanting to add eight more of these servers to eight more isolated ...
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Can a kickstart file have multiple %pre or %post sections?
I am new to using ks.cfg files and came across one with 2 %post sections and thought it may be a mistake. The first %post section is empty and is just
%post --nochroot
%end
The second %post does have ...
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What configuration must be included in a Kickstart file so packages are pulled from epel, remi, and other remote repositories?
I'm creating kickstart files for various unattended Redhat installs, but for sake of focus, let's say CentOS 7.
I'm using the minimal boot iso, and as part of the boot options, I have inst.ks=https://...
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Post-Useradd Script + Gnome Initial Login
I have a script at /etc/shadow-maint/useradd-post.d/ that takes a created username, gets their UID, adds one and prints :##=username to the end of /etc/tigervnc/vncserver.users, as well as writes a ...
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(Fedora) Anaconda Kickstart - Post Script - Display to GUI
I am looking for a way to display messages to the user within the graphical installer during a kickstart post script.
Nearly all the documentation/questions I have found have successfully explained ...
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RHEL7 kickstart fails to contact nfs server
I have a situation where the target host is RHEL 5.x and I have to kickstart it to fresh RHEL7.9. no other option, but only ks. and KS is not working. :-(
target host: (this range is allowed to ping,...
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How to make changes to firewall during a kickstart installation
I am trying to change some of the firewall settings during an automatic kickstart installation in the %post section on a RHEL 8 server. For example: firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --set-...
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