automated installation of rpm/app on a number of client machines

[Brad Bonkoski]

Well, if you are installing from scratch look into kickstart, I'm sure 
there are plenty of guides out there for this, and there is a section in 
the config file where you can script in customizations like machine 
settings and such...

if this is more of an upgrade, put all the RPMS on some network drive 
and write a script that will install/upgrade the rpms, and then some 
additional script to whatever customizations you need.  If you need help 
with the scripting portions google for bash tutorials.

-B

bruce wrote:
> hmm..
>
> there appears to be some kind of mis-understanding regarding my question..
>
> if i have 50 systems.. i'm trying to figure out how to automate the process
> of installing the rpms across the 50 systems, so i don't have to do it
> manually. i was also saying that the install process might also involve
> creating of users/modifying config files...
>
> if you're implying that i could 'modify' the rpm file, so that the invoking
> of the rpm would perform these functions, then ok.. maybe.
>
> i'm trying to find out if there's an automated/scripting method for this
> kind of purpose. has anyone actually done this kind of automated action, and
> if you have, cna you tell me how you did it...
>
> thanks
>
>
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> Subject: Re: automated installation of rpm/app on a number of client
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> Brian Chadwick wrote:
>   
>> yes there is ... its called ... http://www.rpm.org/RPM-HOWTO/
>>     
>
> More up to date information is included in the draft RPM Guide:
>
>     http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/drafts/rpm-guide-en/
>
> You'll also find useful information about creating packages in the
> Fedora Packaging Guidelines:
>
>     http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging/Guidelines
>
> Specific info about creating users using fedora-usermgmt:
>
>     http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackageUserCreation
>
> To be clear on your original questions Bruce, all the things you asked
> about should be done in the rpm packaging.  Then all that's required
> to make it work on different systems is to install it via rpm or yum.
>
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