Hi Bernd/Others. I'm interested in this issue as well, as I'm looking to try to figure out how to automatically/install/boot a vmware Virtual Machine (VM) from the cli/script process. More data/pointers would be greatly appreciated. thanks!!! On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 5:09 AM, Bernd Nies <listuser@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > Im trying to do automated installation with Fedora 14 kickstart and the configuration [2] shown at > the end of this message. The installation never runs through. Anaconda still displays these screens > and waits for user input: > > - Welcome > - License Information > - Create User > - Date and Time > - Hardware Profile > > According to the Anaconda/Kickstart configuration guide [1] there is no further option I know of. > Clicking through these screens for while setting up some hundred workstations is quite annoying. > > Furthermore the password of the created admin user is empty in /etc/shadow although I give it as an > option in the kickstart config file. > > What am I missing? Or is there another better way to install some hundred Workstations with as > little user untervention as possible. Currently we're using autoyast for setting up openSUSE 11.0 > installations. > > > Best regards, > Bernd Nies > > > [1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda/Kickstart > > [2] Kickstart config: > > == CUT == > install > nfs --server=installserver.example.com --dir=/export/Fedora-14-i386-DVD > logging --host=logserver.example.com --port=514 --level=debug > reboot --eject > > ignoredisk --only-use sda > clearpart --all --initlabel > partition /boot --asprimary --fstype=ext4 --label BOOT --size=128 > partition swap --asprimary --fstype=swap --label SWAP --size=2048 > partition / --asprimary --fstype=ext4 --label ROOT --size=1 --grow > bootloader --location=mbr > > lang en_US.UTF-8 > keyboard us > > network --bootproto=static --hostname=myhost --ip=192.168.12.48 --netmask=255.255.252.0 > --gateway=192.168.12.1 --nameserver=192.168.4.7,192.168.4.8 > timezone --utc Europe/Zurich > > firewall --disabled > authconfig --enableshadow --enablemd5 > rootpw --plaintext gaga11 > user --name=admin --gecos=Administrator --homedir=/var/home/admin --shell=/bin/bash --password=changeme > selinux --disabled > > graphical > xconfig --defaultdesktop=GNOME --startxonboot > > repo --name "Fedora 14 DVD" --baseurl=nfs://installserver.example.com://export/Fedora-14-i386-DVD > --cost=0 > > %packages > @Administration Tools > @Base > @Books and Guides > @Buildsystem building group > @Core > @Critical Path (Base) > @Critical Path (GNOME) > @Development Libraries > @Development Tools > @Editors > @Educational Software > @Electronic Lab > @Engineering and Scientific > @Fedora Eclipse > @Fedora Packager > @Filesystems > @Font design and packaging > @Fonts > @GNOME Desktop Environment > @GNOME Software Development > @Games and Entertainment > @Graphical Internet > @Graphics > @Hardware Support > @Input Methods > @Java > @Java Development > @KDE Software Compilation > @KDE Software Development > @LXDE > @Office/Productivity > @Online Help and Documentation > @Perl Development > @Printing Support > @Sound and Video > @Sugar Desktop Environment > @System Tools > @Text-based Internet > @Web Development > @Window Managers > @X Software Development > @X Window System > @XFCE > @XFCE Software Development > %end > == CUT == > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
