kickstarting & user intervention

[Tony Ladd]

I converted a kickstart file to a kickstart generating script, basically
by adding "echo" at the beginning of each line and ">> ks.cfg" to the
end. It is then easy to incorporate customization into the script. I use
a few parameters on the input line to control basic partition
information such as swap space, hostname, IP, but it could also be
driven by user input to allow more variation in the kickstart file. One
advantage is the generation script can be largely debugged and tested
without reinstalling an OS.

Tony Ladd

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Anthony JC Ladd
Professor: Chemical Engineering
University of Florida
PO Box 116005
Gainesville, Florida, 32611-6005

Tel:  (352)-392-6509
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Email: ladd at che.ufl.edu
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-----Original Message-----
From: kickstart-list-admin at redhat.com
[mailto:kickstart-list-admin at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Taylor, ForrestX
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 7:46 PM
To: kickstart-list at redhat.com
Subject: Re: kickstarting & user intervention


On Wed, 2004-02-25 at 16:25, Stephen Mah wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm looking into a way to give users the option of providing 
> additional
> input.
> For instance, our standard kickstart file defines the partitions 
> structure...
> Some users want the flexibility of creating their own partition
scheme, 
> while still running our post installation scripts, customizations,
etc...
> 
> Is there a way to make Gui Disk partitioning program to run if the 
> user
> chooses this option?

You could have a different kickstart file for each option, one that
includes the partitioning information, and one that allows them to
choose.  Of course, there is only one default, so one group would have
to type something at the boot screen.

It is also possible, but much more difficult, to rebuild anaconda with
an extra screen to allow user choices.

Forrest


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