Resend: Anaconda modifying network files

Michael DeHaan mdehaan at redhat.com
Wed Mar 5 20:45:43 UTC 2008


Bryan Kearney wrote:
>
>
> Michael DeHaan wrote:
>> As far as I'm aware the "appliancey" way to reuse disk images is to 
>> login in and fix all this once you fire the machines up.   This is 
>> something you could possibly
>> make firstboot do.
>
> So.. each boot would need to do this, since in theory the mac address 
> could change between launches.

I don't think so.   It should persist with the VM (if you keep the 
libvirt config with it)...
>
>>
>> The approach we took with Virt-Factory is to not use disk images, but 
>> start the install fresh every time, and use config management to push
>> changes down.
>
> In a controlled environment, or once koan takes over the world, I 
> would agree. However... this will not work in all cases (e.g. demo 
> applliances, or operating systems with no public tree)

No argument there.  In demo-land, you don't care about MAC collision, 
and randomization should be sufficient.  I think.

No public tree?  You can still distribute the install server.
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