[root@host]# system-config-kickstart
Or just copy the example config bellow and use it as a template to make modifications to your kickstart file. Save it on a remote NFS share along with the OS installation files.
# platform=x86, AMD64, or Intel EM64T # System authorization information auth --useshadow --enablemd5 # System bootloader configuration bootloader --location=mbr # Clear the Master Boot Record zerombr # Partition clearing information clearpart --all --initlabel # Use text mode install text # Firewall configuration firewall --enabled --ssh --trust=eth0,eth1 # Run the Setup Agent on first boot firstboot --disable # System keyboard keyboard us # System language lang en_US # Installation logging level logging --level=info # Use NFS installation media nfs --server=192.168.2.7 --dir=/nfs/centos5.1x64 # Network information network --bootproto=dhcp --device=eth0 --onboot=on network --bootproto=dhcp --device=eth1 --onboot=on # Reboot after installation reboot #Root password rootpw --iscrypted $1$spCf5Vny$FQMlUKJlsQdaYDkeL/QXI/ # SELinux configuration selinux --disabled # Do not configure the X Window System skipx # System timezone timezone America/Chicago # Install OS instead of upgrade install # Disk partitioning information part swap --bytes-per-inode=4096 --fstype="swap" --size=8000 part / --bytes-per-inode=4096 --fstype="ext3" --size=20000 part /var --bytes-per-inode=4096 --fstype="ext3" --grow --size=1 %packages @development-libs @system-tools @base @text-internet @development-tools @java-development @admin-tools @editors @java # Run Pos-Configuration Scripts %post echo "Starting portmap ..." portmap echo "Updating time ..." ntpdate -su 0.north-america.pool.ntp.org 1.north-america.pool.ntp.org echo "Mounting nfs share from 192.168.2.7 ..." mkdir /nfsmount mount 192.168.2.7:/nfs/centos5.1x64/ /nfsmount/ echo "Installing mysql ..." rpm -i --nodeps /nfsmount/mySQL/MySQL-server-standard-4.1.22-0.rhel4.x86_64.rpm rpm -i --nodeps /nfsmount/mySQL/MySQL-client-standard-4.1.22-0.rhel4.x86_64.rpm cp /nfsmount/mySQL/my.cnf /etc mysqladmin -uroot password "newpass" /etc/init.d/mysql restart echo "Copying config files ..." route del default gw 0.0.0.0 route add default gw 192.168.2.11 cp /nfsmount/files/* /tmp cd /tmp ./script.sh echo "Installing apf ..." cp /nfsmount/apf/apf.tar.gz /tmp cd /tmp tar zxfv apf.tar.gz cd /tmp/apf-0.9.6-2 ./install.sh echo "Updating the system ..." yum -y update
After booting from the installation media just type:
linux ks=nfs:192.168.2.7:/nfs/centos5.1x64/dbkickstart.cfg
and the system will continue the installation using the kickstart file and the OS installation location defined in it.
