Sample Kickstart Files

This section provides two example Kickstart files. The first Kickstart file shown in Example 3–2 is configured for a full distribution installation of Linux. The second Kickstart file shown in Example 3–3 is configured to install only the RPM groups required by the N1 System Manager.

Example 3–2 Entire Distribution Kickstart File

install
 lang en_US.UTF-8
 langsupport --default en_US.UTF-8 en_US.UTF-8
 keyboard us
 mouse genericwheelps/2 --device psaux
 nfs --server 10.0.0.50 --dir /export/images/RHEL3U2
 skipx
 timezone America/Denver
 rootpw --iscrypted $1$Rig3dbXb$OWcv00J/V2WsBGcgx0bmp1
 network --device eth0 --bootproto static --ip 10.0.0.100
 --netmask 255.255.255.0 --gateway 10.0.0.254 --nameserver 10.0.0.200
 --hostname sun-ms
 network --device eth1 --bootproto static --ip 192.168.200.254
 --netmask 255.255.255.0 --gateway --nameserver 10.0.0.200
 --hostname sun-ms-prov
 network --device eth2 --bootproto static --ip 192.168.100.254
 --netmask 255.255.255.0 --gateway --nameserver 10.0.0.200
 --hostname sun-ms-admin
 firewall -disabled
 authconfig -enablemd5 -enableshadow
 bootloader -location=mbr
 clearpart --all -drives=hda
 part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=102 -ondisk=sda
 part / --fstype ext3 --size=1024 --grow -ondisk=sda
 part swap --size=4096 --grow --maxsize=1024 -ondisk=sda
 reboot 
 %packages 
 @ everything
 grub
 kernel
 kernel-smp
 %post
 echo "RHEL3U2 installed `/bin/date`" > /etc/motd
    cat << EOF > /etc/resolv.conf
    nameserver 10.0.0.200
    search Customer.Com
    EOF
    cat << EOF > /etc/hosts
    127.0.0.1         localhost.localdomain  localhost
    10.0.0.100        sun-ms
    192.168.200.254   sun-ms-prov
    192.168.100.254   sun-ms-admin 
    EOF

Example 3–3 Required RPMs Only Kickstart File

install
 lang en_US.UTF-8
 langsupport --default en_US.UTF-8 en_US.UTF-8
 keyboard us
 mouse genericwheelps/2 --device psaux
 nfs --server 10.0.0.50 --dir /export/images/RHEL3U2
 skipx
 timezone America/Denver
 rootpw --iscrypted $1$Rig3dbXb$OWcv00J/V2WsBGcgx0bmp1
 network --device eth0 --bootproto static --ip 10.0.0.100
 --netmask 255.255.255.0 --gateway 10.0.0.254 --nameserver 10.0.0.200
 --hostname sun-ms
 network --device eth1 --bootproto static --ip 192.168.200.254
 --netmask 255.255.255.0 --gateway --nameserver 10.0.0.200
 --hostname sun-ms-prov
 network --device eth2 --bootproto static --ip 192.168.100.254
 --netmask 255.255.255.0 --gateway --nameserver 10.0.0.200
 --hostname sun-ms-admin
 firewall -disabled
 authconfig -enablemd5 -enableshadow
 bootloader -location=mbr
 clearpart --all -drives=hda
 part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=102 -ondisk=sda
 part / --fstype ext3 --size=1024 --grow -ondisk=sda
 part swap --size=4096 --grow --maxsize=1024 -ondisk=sda
 reboot 
 %packages -resolvedeps
 @ office
 @ engineering-and-scientific
 @ editors
 @ system-tools
 @ base-x
 @ web-server
 @ development-tools
 @ printing
 @ text-internet
 @ legacy-network-server
 @ gnome-desktop
 @ admin-tools
 @ server-cfg
 @ mail-server
 @ ftp-server
 @ network-server
 @ graphical-internet
 @ compat-arch-support
 grub
 kernel
 kernel-smp
 %post
 echo "RHEL3U2 installed `/bin/date`" > /etc/motd
    cat << EOF > /etc/resolv.conf
    nameserver 10.0.0.200
    search Customer.Com
    EOF
    cat << EOF > /etc/hosts
    127.0.0.1         localhost.localdomain  localhost
    10.0.0.100        sun-ms
    192.168.200.254   sun-ms-prov
    192.168.100.254   sun-ms-admin 
    EOF