I made a file partition-ks.cfg and put it in our machine 192.168.5.17
under /var/www/html. When I install a new machine I just do a
linux ks=http://192.168.5.17/partition-ks.cfg
I have a couple questions though:
1) I have the following in it:
clearpart --all
part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=100
part /var --fstype ext3 --size=10000
part / --fstype ext3 --size=10000
part swap --size=2048
part /home --fstype ext3 --size=100 --grow
which is OK if I am installing over a previous installation. But for new
machines it does not seem to recognize the "clearpart" or it is not
enough
because I am still prompted whether I want to remove partitions. Should I
be using something else?
2) I would like to duplicate the CentOS installation disk and place
partition-ks.cfg on the disk too so that during boot it automatically
is used (or barring that I can still say ks=<dvd drive>/partition-ks.cfg.
Automatically would be better. I tried some ways I thought it said to
do that but it did not work. Any tips?
> I made a file partition-ks.cfg and put it in our machine 192.168.5.17 > under /var/www/html. When I install a new machine I just do a > > linux ks=http://192.168.5.17/partition-ks.cfg > > I have a couple questions though: > > 1) I have the following in it: > > clearpart --all > part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=100 > part /var --fstype ext3 --size=10000 > part / --fstype ext3 --size=10000 > part swap --size=2048 > part /home --fstype ext3 --size=100 --grow > > which is OK if I am installing over a previous installation. But for new > machines it does not seem to recognize the "clearpart" or it is not enough > because I am still prompted whether I want to remove partitions. Should I > be using something else?I think you need "zerombr" .. preferably before the clearpart .. it might be "zerombr yes" as well .. I don't have an example in front of me. Barry
tony.chamberlain at lemko.com wrote:> I made a file partition-ks.cfg and put it in our machine 192.168.5.17 > under /var/www/html. When I install a new machine I just do a > > linux ks=http://192.168.5.17/partition-ks.cfg > > I have a couple questions though: > > 1) I have the following in it: > > clearpart --all > part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=100 > part /var --fstype ext3 --size=10000 > part / --fstype ext3 --size=10000 > part swap --size=2048 > part /home --fstype ext3 --size=100 --grow > > which is OK if I am installing over a previous installation. But for > new machines it does not seem to recognize the "clearpart" or it is > not enough because I am still prompted whether I want to remove > partitions. Should I be using something else?Take a look at system-config-kickstart to help build your kickstart files. Anyway I think what you are looking for is, # Clear the Master Boot Record zerombr # Partition clearing information clearpart --all --initlabel> > > 2) I would like to duplicate the CentOS installation disk and place > partition-ks.cfg on the disk too so that during boot it automatically > is used (or barring that I can still say ks=<dvd > drive>/partition-ks.cfg. Automatically would be better. I tried some > ways I thought it said to > do that but it did not work. Any tips?Copy the DVD put the ks.cfg file in the root of the DVD files vi /<dvd-root>/isolinux/isolinux.cfg and edit the append line or add a new entry like this label yourlabel kernel vmlinuz append initrd=initrd.img ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg Make iso and burn as described here: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/x8664-multi- install-guide/s1-steps-install-cdrom.html Boot DVD and type "yourlabel" to activate your kickstart file. HTH Dean
On Wed, 13 Aug 2008, tony.chamberlain at lemko.com wrote:> 1) I have the following in it: > > clearpart --all> which is OK if I am installing over a previous installation. But for new > machines it does not seem to recognize the "clearpart" or it is not enough > because I am still prompted whether I want to remove partitions. Should I > be using something else?You need to tell it which drives are 'fair game' to wipe. clearpart --all --drives=xvda -- Russ herrold