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= Chapter 1. Introduction =
The kickstart documentation is now on Read the Docs:


== What are Kickstart Installations? ==
[http://pykickstart.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ http://pykickstart.readthedocs.io/en/latest/]


Many system administrators would prefer to use an automated installation
It should be automatically kept up to date and links pointing to it and its parts should remain reasonably stable.
method to install Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux on their machines. To answer
this need, Red Hat created the kickstart installation method. Using
kickstart, a system administrator can create a single file containing the
answers to all the questions that would normally be asked during a typical
installation.
 
Kickstart files can be kept on single server system and read by individual
computers during the installation. This installation method can support
the use of a single kickstart file to install Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux on
multiple machines, making it ideal for network and system administrators.
 
Kickstart provides a way for users to automate a Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux
installation.
 
== How Do You Perform a Kickstart Installation? ==
 
Kickstart installations can be performed using a local CD-ROM, a local
hard drive, or via NFS, FTP, or HTTP.
 
To use kickstart, you must:
 
1. Create a kickstart file.
 
1. Create a boot diskette with the kickstart file or make the kickstart file available on the network.
 
1. Make the installation tree available.
 
1. Start the kickstart installation.
 
This chapter explains these steps in detail.
 
== Creating the Kickstart File ==
 
The kickstart file is a simple text file, containing a list of items, each
identified by a keyword. You can create it by editing a copy of the
sample.ks file found in the RH-DOCS directory of the Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise
Linux Documentation CD, using the Kickstart Configurator application, or
writing it from scratch. The Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation program
also creates a sample kickstart file based on the options that you
selected during installation. It is written to the file
/root/anaconda-ks.cfg. You should be able to edit it with any text editor
or word processor that can save files as ASCII text.
 
First, be aware of the following issues when you are creating your
kickstart file:
 
* While not strictly required, there is a natural order for sections that should be followed.  Items within the sections do not have to be in a specific order unless otherwise noted.  Old-style kickstart syntax does not specify for any end token after the %packages section or scripts.  In this case, the following section order is required.  New-style kickstart syntax requires using %end following these sections, which means that ordering is not required.  The section order is:
 
* Command section -- Refer to Chapter 2 for a list of kickstart options. You must include the required options.
 
* The %packages section -- Refer to Chapter 3 for details.
 
* The %pre, %post, and %traceback sections -- These sections can be in any order and are not required.  Refer to Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 for details.
 
* Items that are not required can be omitted.
 
* Omitting any required item will result in the installation program prompting the user for an answer to the related item, just as the user would be prompted during a typical installation. Once the answer is given, the installation will continue unattended (unless it finds another missing item).
 
* Lines starting with a pound sign (#) are treated as comments and are ignored.
 
* If deprecated commands, options, or syntax are used while doing a kickstart installation, a warning message will be logged to the anaconda log.  Since deprecated items are usually removed within a release or two, it makes sense to check the installation log to make sure you haven't used any of them.  When using ksvalidator, deprecated items will cause an error.
 
* For kickstart upgrades, the following items are required:
 
* Language
 
* Installation method
 
* Device specification (if device is needed to perform installation)
 
* Keyboard setup
 
* The upgrade keyword
 
* Boot loader configuration
 
If any other items are specified for an upgrade, those items will be
ignored (note that this includes package selection).
 
= Chapter 2. Kickstart Options =
 
The following options can be placed in a kickstart file. If you prefer to
use a graphical interface for creating your kickstart file, you can use
the Kickstart Configurator application.
 
{{Template:Warning}}
If the option is followed by an equals mark (=), a value must be
specified after it. In the example commands, options in brackets ([] )
are optional arguments for the command.
 
<code>auth</code> or <code>authconfig</code> (required)
 
Sets up the authentication options for the system.  This is just a
wrapper around the authconfig program, so all options recognized
by that program are valid for this command.  See the manual page for
authconfig for a complete list.
 
By default, passwords are normally encrypted and are not shadowed.
 
<code>autopart</code> (optional)
 
Automatically create partitions -- 1 GB or more root (/) partition,
a swap partition, and an appropriate boot partition for the
architecture. One or more of the default partition sizes can be
redefined with the part directive.
 
<code>--encrypted</code>
 
Should all devices with support be encrypted by default?  This
is equivalent to checking the "Encrypt" checkbox on the initial
partitioning screen.
 
<code>--passphrase=</code>
 
Provide a default system-wide passphrase for all encrypted
devices.
 
<code>autostep</code> (optional)
 
Similar to interactive except it goes to the next screen for you.
It is used mostly for debugging.
 
<code>--autoscreenshot</code>
 
Take a screenshot at every step during installation and copy
the images over to /root/anaconda-screenshots after
installation is complete.  This is most useful for documentation.
 
<code>bootloader</code> (required)
 
Specifies how the boot loader should be installed. This option is
required for both installations and upgrades.
 
<code>--append=</code>
 
Specifies kernel parameters. To specify multiple parameters,
separate them with spaces. For example:
 
<code>bootloader --location=mbr --append="hdd=ide-scsi ide=nodma"</code>
 
<code>--driveorder</code>
 
Specify which drive is first in the BIOS boot order.  For
example:
 
<code>bootloader --driveorder=sda,hda</code>
 
<code>--location=</code>
 
Specifies where the boot record is written. Valid values are
the following: mbr (the default), partition (installs the boot
loader on the first sector of the partition containing the
kernel), or none (do not install the boot loader).
 
<code>--password=</code>
 
If using GRUB, sets the GRUB boot loader password the one
specified with this option. This should be used to restrict
access to the GRUB shell, where arbitrary kernel options can
be passed.
 
<code>--md5pass=</code>
 
If using GRUB, similar to <code>--password=</code> except the password
should already be encrypted.
 
<code>--lba32</code>
 
Force use of lba32 mode instead of auto-detecting.
 
<code>--upgrade</code>
 
Upgrade the existing boot loader configuration, preserving the
old entries. This option is only available for upgrades.
 
<code>--timeout=<secs></code>
 
Specify the number of seconds before the bootloader times out
and boots the default option.
 
<code>clearpart</code> (optional)
 
Removes partitions from the system, prior to creation of new
partitions. By default, no partitions are removed.
 
{{Template:Warning}}
If the clearpart command is used, then the <code>--onpart</code> command cannot
be used on a logical partition.
 
<code>--all</code>
 
Erases all partitions from the system.
 
<code>--drives=</code>
 
Specifies which drives to clear partitions from. For example,
the following clears the partitions on the first two drives on
the primary IDE controller:
 
<code>clearpart --drives hda,hdb</code>
 
<code>--initlabel</code>
 
Initializes the disk label to the default for your
architecture (for example msdos for x86 and gpt for Itanium).
It is useful so that the installation program does not ask if
it should initialize the disk label if installing to a brand
new hard drive.
 
<code>--linux</code>
 
Erases all Linux partitions.
 
<code>--none</code> (default)
 
Do not remove any partitions.
 
<code>cmdline</code> (optional)
 
Perform the installation in a completely non-interactive command
line mode. Any prompts for interaction will halt the install. This
mode is useful on S/390 systems with the x3270 console.
 
<code>device</code> (optional)
 
On most PCI systems, the installation program will autoprobe for
Ethernet and SCSI cards properly. On older systems and some PCI
systems, however, kickstart needs a hint to find the proper
devices. The device command, which tells the installation program
to install extra modules, is in this format:
 
<code>device <moduleName> --opts=<options></code>
 
<code><moduleName></code>
 
Replace with the name of the kernel module which should be installed.
 
<code>--opts=</code>
 
Options to pass to the kernel module. Note that multiple
options may be passed if they are put in quotes. For example:
 
<code>--opts="aic152x=0x340 io=11"</code>
 
<code>dmraid</code> (optional)
 
<code>dmraid --name= --dev=</code>
 
<code>driverdisk</code> (optional)
 
Driver diskettes can be used during kickstart installations. You
need to copy the driver diskettes's contents to the root directory
of a partition on the system's hard drive. Then you need to use the
driverdisk command to tell the installation program where to look
for the driver disk.
 
<code>driverdisk <partition>|--source=<url> [--type=<fstype>] </code>
 
<code><partition></code>
 
Partition containing the driver disk.
 
<code>--source=<url></code>
 
Specify a URL for the driver disk.  NFS locations can be given
with <code>nfs:host:/path/to/img</code>.
 
<code>--type=</code>
 
File system type (for example, vfat or ext2).
 
<code>firewall</code> (optional)
 
This option corresponds to the Firewall Configuration screen in
the installation program:
 
<code>firewall --enabled|--disabled [--trust=]  <device> [--port=] </code>
 
<code>--enabled</code> or <code>--enable</code>
 
Reject incoming connections that are not in response to
outbound requests, such as DNS replies or DHCP requests. If
access to services running on this machine is needed, you can
choose to allow specific services through the firewall.
 
<code>--disabled</code> or <code>--disable</code>
 
Do not configure any iptables rules.
 
<code>--trust=</code>
 
Listing a device here, such as eth0, allows all traffic coming
from that device to go through the firewall. To list more than
one device, use --trust eth0 --trust eth1. Do NOT use a
comma-separated format such as --trust eth0, eth1.
 
<code><incoming></code>
 
Replace with none or more of the following to allow the
specified services through the firewall.
 
* <code>--ssh</code>
 
* <code>--telnet</code>
 
* <code>--smtp</code>
 
* <code>--http</code>
 
* <code>--ftp</code>
 
<code>--port=</code>
 
You can specify that ports be allowed through the firewall
using the port:protocol format. For example, to allow IMAP
access through your firewall, specify imap:tcp. Numeric ports
can also be specified explicitly; for example, to allow UDP
packets on port 1234 through, specify 1234:udp. To specify
multiple ports, separate them by commas.
 
<code>firstboot</code> (optional)
 
Determine whether the Setup Agent starts the first time the system
is booted. If enabled, the firstboot package must be installed. If
not specified, this option is disabled by default.
 
<code>--enable</code> or <code>--enabled</code>
 
The Setup Agent is started the first time the system boots.
 
<code>--disable</code> or <code>--disabled</code>
 
The Setup Agent is not started the first time the system boots.
 
<code>--reconfig</code>
 
Enable the Setup Agent to start at boot time in
reconfiguration mode. This mode enables the language, mouse,
keyboard, root password, security level, time zone, and
networking configuration options in addition to the default
ones.
 
<code>graphical</code> (optional)
 
Perform the kickstart installation in graphical mode.  This is the
default.
 
<code>install</code> (optional)
 
Tells the system to install a fresh system rather than upgrade an
existing system. This is the default mode. For installation, you
must specify the type of installation from one of cdrom, harddrive,
nfs, or url (for ftp or http installations). The install command
and the installation method command must be on separate lines.
 
<code>cdrom</code>
 
Install from the first CD-ROM drive on the system.
 
<code>harddrive</code>
 
Install from a Red Hat installation tree on a local drive,
which must be either vfat or ext2.
 
* <code>--biospart=</code>
 
BIOS partition to install from (such as 82).
 
* <code>--partition=</code>
 
Partition to install from (such as, sdb2).
 
* <code>--dir=</code>
 
Directory containing the RedHat directory of the
installation tree.
 
For example:
 
<code>harddrive --partition=hdb2 --dir=/tmp/install-tree </code>
 
<code>nfs</code>
 
Install from the NFS server specified.
 
* <code>--server=</code>
 
Server from which to install (hostname or IP).
 
* <code>--dir=</code>
 
Directory containing the RedHat directory of the installation
tree.
 
* <code>--opts=</code>
 
Mount options to use for mounting the NFS export.  Any
options that can be specified in /etc/fstab for an NFS mount
are allowed.  The options are listed in the nfs(5) man page.
Multiple options are separated with a comma.
 
For example:
 
<code>nfs --server=nfsserver.example.com --dir=/tmp/install-tree</code>
 
<code>url</code>
 
Install from an installation tree on a remote server via FTP
or HTTP.
 
For example:
 
<code>url --url http://<server>/<dir></code>
 
or:
 
<code>url --url ftp://<username>:<password>@<server>/<dir></code>
 
<code>ignoredisk</code> (optional)
 
Used to specify disks that anaconda should not touch when
partitioning, formatting, and clearing.  This command has a single
required argument, which takes a comma-separated list of drive
names to ignore.
 
<code>ignoredisk --drives=[disk1,disk2,...] </code>
 
<code>interactive</code> (optional)
 
Uses the information provided in the kickstart file during the
installation, but allow for inspection and modification of the
values given. You will be presented with each screen of the
installation program with the values from the kickstart file.
Either accept the values by clicking Next or change the values and
click Next to continue. See also autostep.
 
<code>iscsi</code> (optional)
 
<code>iscsi --ipaddr= [options] </code>
 
<code>--target=</code>
 
<code>--port=</code>
 
<code>--user=</code>
 
<code>--password=</code>
 
<code>iscsiname</code> (optional)
 
<code>key</code> (optional)
 
Specify a registration key, which is needed to aid in package
selection and identify your system for support purposes.  This
command is RHEL-specific; it has no meaning for Fedora and will
be ignored.
 
<code>--skip</code>
 
Skip entering a key.  Usually if the key command is not given,
anaconda will pause at this step to prompt for a key.  This
option allows automated installation to continue if you do not
have a key or do not want to provide one.
 
<code>keyboard</code> (required)
 
Sets system keyboard type.  Here is the list of available keyboards
on i386, Itanium, and Alpha machines:
 
<pre>
be-latin1, bg, br-abnt2, cf, cz-lat2, cz-us-qwertz, de, de-latin1,
de-latin1-nodeadkeys, dk, dk-latin1, dvorak, es, et, fi, fi-latin1,
fr, fr-latin0, fr-latin1, fr-pc, fr_CH, fr_CH-latin1, gr, hu,
hu101, is-latin1, it, it-ibm, it2, jp106, la-latin1, mk-utf, no,
no-latin1, pl, pt-latin1, ro_win, ru, ru-cp1251, ru-ms, ru1, ru2,
ru_win, se-latin1, sg, sg-latin1, sk-qwerty, slovene, speakup,
speakup-lt, sv-latin1, sg, sg-latin1, sk-querty, slovene, trq, ua,
uk, us, us-acentos
</pre>
 
The file /usr/lib/python?.?/site-packages/rhpl/keyboard_models.py
also contains this list and is part of the rhpl package.
 
<code>lang</code> (required)
 
<code>lang <id></code>
 
Sets the language to use during installation and the default
language to use on the installed system to <code><id></code>.  This can
be the same as any recognized setting for the $LANG environment
variable, though not all languages are supported during
installation.
 
Certain languages (mainly Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Indic
languages) are not supported during text mode installation.  If
one of these languages is specified using the lang command,
installation will continue in English though the running system
will have the specified langauge by default.
 
The file /usr/share/system-config-language/locale-list provides a
list the valid language codes in the first column of each line and
is part of the system-config-languages package.
 
<code>logvol</code> (optional)
 
Create a logical volume for Logical Volume Management (LVM).
 
<code>logvol <mntpoint> --vgname=<name> --size=<size> --name=<name> <options></code>
 
<code>--noformat</code>
 
Use an existing logical volume and do not format it.
 
<code>--useexisting</code>
 
Use an existing logical volume and reformat it.
 
<code>--fstype=</code>
 
Sets the file system type for the logical volume. Valid values
are ext2, ext3, swap, and vfat.
 
<code>--fsoptions=</code>
 
Specifies a free form string of options to be used when
mounting the filesystem. This string will be copied into the
/etc/fstab file of the installed system and should be enclosed
in quotes.
 
<code>--grow</code>
 
Tells the logical volume to grow to fill available space (if
any), or up to the maximum size setting.
 
<code>--maxsize=</code>
 
The maximum size in megabytes when the logical volume is set to
grow. Specify an integer value here, and do not append the
number with MB.
 
<code>--recommended</code>
 
Determine the size of the logical volume automatically.
 
<code>--percent</code>
 
Specify the size of the logical volume as a percentage of
available space in the volume group.
 
Create the partition first, create the logical volume group, and
then create the logical volume.  For example:
 
<pre>
part pv.01 --size 3000
volgroup myvg pv.01
logvol / --vgname=myvg --size=2000 --name=rootvol
</pre>
 
<code>logging</code> (optional)
 
This command controls the error logging of anaconda during
installation.  It has no effect on the installed system.
 
<code>--host=</code>
 
Send logging information to the given remote host, which must
be running a syslogd process configured to accept remote logging.
 
<code>--port=</code>
 
If the remote syslogd process uses a port other than the
default, it may be specified with this option.
 
<code>--level=</code>
 
One of debug, info, warning, error, or critical.
 
Specify the minimum level of messages that appear on tty3.  All
messages will still be sent to the log file regardless of this
level, however.
 
<code>mediacheck</code> (optional)
 
If given, this will force anaconda to run mediacheck on the
installation media.  This command requires that installs be
attended, so it is disabled by default.
 
<code>monitor</code> (optional)
 
If the monitor command is not given, anaconda will use X to
automatically detect your monitor settings.  Please try this before
manually configuring your monitor.
 
<code>--hsync=</code>
 
Specifies the horizontal sync frequency of the monitor.
 
<code>--monitor=</code>
 
Use specified monitor; monitor name should be from the list of
monitors in /usr/share/hwdata/MonitorsDB from the hwdata
package. The list of monitors can also be found on the X
Configuration screen of the Kickstart Configurator. This is
ignored if --hsync or --vsync is provided. If no monitor
information is provided, the installation program tries to
probe for it automatically.
 
<code>--noprobe</code>
 
Do not probe the monitor.
 
<code>--vsync=</code>
 
Specifies the vertical sync frequency of the monitor.
 
<code>multipath</code> (optional)
 
<code>multipath --name= --device= --rule=</code>
 
<code>network</code> (optional)
 
Configures network information for the system. If the kickstart
installation does not require networking (in other words, it is not
installed over NFS, HTTP, or FTP), networking is not configured for
the system. If the installation does require networking and network
information is not provided in the kickstart file, the installation
program assumes that the installation should be done over eth0 via
a dynamic IP address (BOOTP/DHCP), and configures the final,
installed system to determine its IP address dynamically. The
network option configures networking information for kickstart
installations via a network as well as for the installed system.
 
<code>--bootproto=[dhcp|bootp|static|query] </code>
 
The default setting is dhcp.  bootp and dhcp are treated the same.
 
The DHCP method uses a DHCP server system to obtain its
networking configuration.  As you might guess, the BOOTP method
is similar, requiring a BOOTP server to supply the networking
configuration.
 
The query method stops the installer during the first stage for
you to enter the network settings by hand, and then again during
the second stage for the same information.  Don't use this method
unless you need your kickstart installation stopped for manual
intervention.
 
The static method requires that you enter all the required
networking information in the kickstart file.  As the name
implies, this information is static and will be used during and
after the installation.  The line for static networking is more
complex, as you must include all network configuration
information on one line. You must specify the IP address,
netmask, gateway, and nameserver. For example: (the \ indicates
that it is all one line):
 
<pre>
network --bootproto=static --ip=10.0.2.15 \
--netmask=255.255.255.0 --gateway=10.0.2.254 \
--nameserver=10.0.2.1
</pre>
 
If you use the static method, be aware of the following two
restrictions:
 
* All static networking configuration information must be specified on one line; you cannot wrap lines using a backslash, for example.
* You can only specify one nameserver here.  However, you can use the kickstart file's %post section (described in Chapter 5) to add more name servers, if needed.
 
<code>--device=</code>
 
Used to select a specific Ethernet device for installation.
Note that using <code>--device=</code> will not be effective unless the
kickstart file is a local file (such as ks=floppy), since the
installation program will configure the network to find the
kickstart file.  For example:
 
<code>network --bootproto=dhcp --device=eth0</code>
 
<code>--ip=</code>
 
IP address for the interface.
 
<code>--ipv6=</code>
 
IPv6 address for the interface.  This can be the static address,
"auto" for address assignment based on automatic neighbor
discovery, or "dhcp" to use the DHCPv6 protocol.
 
<code>--gateway=</code>
 
Default gateway as an IP address.
 
<code>--nameserver=</code>
 
Primary nameserver, as an IP address.
 
<code>--nodns</code>
 
Do not configure any DNS server.
 
<code>--netmask=</code>
 
Netmask for the installed system.
 
<code>--hostname=</code>
 
Hostname for the installed system.
 
<code>--ethtool=</code>
 
Specifies additional low-level settings for the network device
which will be passed to the ethtool program.
 
<code>--essid=</code>
 
The network ID for wireless networks.
 
<code>--wepkey=</code>
 
The encryption key for wireless networks.
 
<code>--onboot=</code>
 
Whether or not to enable the device a boot time.
 
<code>--dhcpclass=</code>
 
The DHCP class.
 
<code>--mtu=</code>
 
The MTU of the device.
 
<code>--noipv4</code>
 
Disable IPv4 on this device.
 
<code>--noipv6</code>
 
Disable IPv6 on this device.
 
<code>part</code> or <code>partition</code> (required for installs, ignored for upgrades)
 
Creates a partition on the system.
 
If more than one Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation exists on
the system on different partitions, the installation program
prompts the user and asks which installation to upgrade.
 
{{Template:Warning}}
All partitions created will be formatted as part of the
installation process unless <code>--noformat</code> and <code>--onpart</code> are used.
 
<code>part <mntpoint></code>
 
The <code><mntpoint></code> is where the partition will be mounted and must
be of one of the following forms:
 
* <code>/<path></code>
 
For example, /, /usr, /home
 
* <code>swap</code>
 
The partition will be used as swap space.
 
To determine the size of the swap partition automatically,
use the <code>--recommended</code> option.
 
The minimum size of the automatically-generated swap
partition will be no smaller than the amount of RAM in the
system and no bigger than twice the amount of RAM in the
system.
 
* <code>raid.<id></code>
 
The partition will be used for software RAID (refer to raid).
 
* <code>pv.<id></code>
 
The partition will be used for LVM (refer to logvol).
 
<code>--size=</code>
 
The minimum partition size in megabytes. Specify an integer
value here such as 500. Do not append the number with MB.
 
<code>--grow</code>
 
Tells the partition to grow to fill available space (if any),
or up to the maximum size setting.
 
<code>--maxsize=</code>
 
The maximum partition size in megabytes when the partition is
set to grow. Specify an integer value here, and do not append
the number with MB.
 
<code>--noformat</code>
 
Tells the installation program not to format the partition, for
use with the <code>--onpart</code> command.
 
<code>--onpart=</code> or <code>--usepart=</code>
 
Put the partition on an already existing device.  Do not prefix
the partition name with /dev.
 
<code>--ondisk=</code> or <code>--ondrive=</code>
 
Forces the partition to be created on a particular disk.  Do not
prefix the disk name with /dev.
 
<code>--asprimary</code>
 
Forces automatic allocation of the partition as a primary
partition or the partitioning will fail.
 
<code>--fstype=</code>
 
Sets the file system type for the partition. Valid values are
ext2, ext3, swap, and vfat.
 
<code>--fsoptions=</code>
 
Specifies a free form string of options to be used when
mounting the filesystem. This string will be copied into the
/etc/fstab file of the installed system and should be enclosed
in quotes.
 
<code>--label=</code>
 
Specify the label to give to the filesystem to be made on the
partition.  If the given label is already in use by another
filesystem, a new label will be created for this partition.
 
<code>--start=</code>
 
Specifies the starting cylinder for the partition. It requires
that a drive be specified with <code>--ondisk=</code> or <code>ondrive=</code>.
It also requires that the ending cylinder be specified with
<code>--end=</code> or the partition size be specified with <code>--size=</code>.
 
<code>--end=</code>
 
Specifies the ending cylinder for the partition. It requires
that the starting cylinder be specified with <code>--start=</code>.
 
<code>--recommended</code>
 
Determine the size of the partition automatically.
 
<code>--onbiosdisk=</code>
 
Forces the partition to be created on a particular disk as
discovered by the BIOS.
 
<code>--encrypted</code>
 
Specify that this partition should be encrypted.
 
<code>--passphrase=</code>
 
Specify the passphrase to use when encrypting this partition.
Without the above --encrypted option, this option does nothing.
If no passphrase is specified, the default system-wide one is
used, or the installer will stop and prompt if there is no
default.
 
{{Template:Warning}}
If partitioning fails for any reason, diagnostic messages will
appear on virtual console 3.
 
<code>raid</code> (optional)
 
Assembles a software RAID device. This command is of the form:
 
<code>raid <mntpoint> --level=<level> --device=<mddevice> <partitions*></code>
 
<code><mntpoint></code>
 
Location where the RAID file system is mounted. If it is /, the
RAID level must be 1 unless a boot partition (/boot) is
present. If a boot partition is present, the /boot partition
must be level 1 and the root (/) partition can be any of the
available types.  The <code><partitions*></code> (which denotes that
multiple partitions can be listed) lists the RAID identifiers
to add to the RAID array.
 
<code>--level=</code>
 
RAID level to use (0, 1, or 5).
 
<code>--device=</code>
 
Name of the RAID device to use (such as md0 or md1).  RAID
devices range from md0 to md7, and each may only be used once.
 
<code>--spares=</code>
 
Specifies the number of spare drives allocated for the RAID
array. Spare drives are used to rebuild the array in case of
drive failure.
 
<code>--fstype=</code>
 
Sets the file system type for the RAID array. Valid values are
ext2, ext3, swap, and vfat.
 
<code>--fsoptions=</code>
 
Specifies a free form string of options to be used when
mounting the filesystem. This string will be copied into the
/etc/fstab file of the installed system and should be enclosed
in quotes.
 
<code>--noformat</code>
 
Use an existing RAID device and do not format the RAID array.
 
<code>--useexisting</code>
 
Use an existing RAID device and reformat it.
 
<code>--encrypted</code>
 
Specify that this RAID device should be encrypted.
 
<code>--passphrase=</code>
 
Specify the passphrase to use when encrypting this RAID device.
Without the above --encrypted option, this option does nothing.
If no passphrase is specified, the default system-wide one is
used, or the installer will stop and prompt if there is no
default.
 
 
The following example shows how to create a RAID level 1 partition
for /, and a RAID level 5 for /usr, assuming there are three SCSI
disks on the system. It also creates three swap partitions, one on
each drive.
 
<pre>
part raid.01 --size=60 --ondisk=sda
part raid.02 --size=60 --ondisk=sdb
part raid.03 --size=60 --ondisk=sdc
 
part swap --size=128 --ondisk=sda
part swap --size=128 --ondisk=sdb
part swap --size=128 --ondisk=sdc
 
part raid.11 --size=1 --grow --ondisk=sda
part raid.12 --size=1 --grow --ondisk=sdb
part raid.13 --size=1 --grow --ondisk=sdc
 
raid / --level=1 --device=md0 raid.01 raid.02 raid.03
raid /usr --level=5 --device=md1 raid.11 raid.12 raid.13
</pre>
 
<code>reboot</code> (optional)
 
Reboot after the installation is complete (no arguments).
Normally, kickstart displays a message and waits for the user to
press a key before rebooting.
 
<code>--eject</code>
 
Attempt to eject and CD or DVD media before rebooting.
 
<code>repo</code> (optional)
 
Configures additional yum repositories that may be used as sources
for package installation.  Multiple repo lines may be specified.
 
<code>repo --name=<name> [--baseurl=<url>|--mirrorlist=<url>]  [options] </code>
 
<code>--name=</code>
 
The repo id.  This option is required.
 
<code>--baseurl=</code>
 
The URL for the repository.  The variables that may be used in
yum repo config files are not supported here.  You may use one
of either this option or <code>--mirrorlist</code>, not both.
 
<code>--mirrorlist=</code>
 
The URL pointing at a list of mirrors for the repository.  The
variables that may be used in yum repo config files are not
supported here.  You may use one of either this option
or <code>--baseurl</code>, not both.
 
<code>--priority=</code>
 
An integer value to assign a priority level to this repository.
If multiple repositories provide the same packages, this number
will be used to prioritize which repository will be used before
another.
 
<code>--excludepkgs=</code>
 
A comma-separated list of package names and globs that must not
be pulled from this repository.  This is useful if multiple
repositories provide the same package and you want to make sure
it comes from a particular repository.
 
<code>--includepkgs=</code>
 
A comma-separated list of package names and globs that must be
pulled from this repository.  This is useful if multiple
repositories provide the same package and you want to make sure
it comes from this repository.
 
<code>rootpw</code> (required)
 
Sets the system's root password to the <code><password></code> argument.
 
<code>rootpw [--iscrypted]  <password></code>
 
<code>--iscrypted</code>
 
If this is present, the password argument is assumed to already
be encrypted.
 
<code>selinux</code> (optional)
 
Sets the state of SELinux on the installed system.  SELinux defaults
to enforcing in anaconda.
 
<code>selinux [--disabled|--enforcing|--permissive] </code>
 
<code>--disabled</code>
 
If this is present, SELinux is disabled.
 
<code>--enforcing</code>
 
If this is present, SELinux is set to enforcing mode.
 
<code>--permissive</code>
 
If this is present, SELinux is enabled, but only logs things that
would be denied in enforcing mode.
 
<code>services</code> (optional)
 
Modifies the default set of services that will run under the default
runlevel.  The services listed in the disabled list will be disabled
before the services listed in the enabled list are enabled.
 
<code>services [--disabled=<list>]  [--enabled=<list>] </code>
 
<code>--disabled=</code>
 
Disable the services given in the comma separated list.
 
<code>--enabled=</code>
 
Enable the services given in the comma separated list.
 
<code>skipx</code> (optional)
 
If present, X is not configured on the installed system.
 
<code>text</code> (optional)
 
Perform the kickstart installation in text mode. Kickstart
installations are performed in graphical mode by default.
 
<code>timezone</code> (required)
 
Sets the system time zone to <timezone> which may be any of the
time zones listed by timeconfig.
 
<code>timezone [--utc]  <timezone></code>
 
<code>--utc</code>
 
If present, the system assumes the hardware clock is set to UTC
(Greenwich Mean) time.
 
<code>updates</code> (optional)
 
Specify the location of an updates.img for use in installation.
See anaconda-release-notes.txt for a description of how to make an
updates.img.
 
<code>updates [url] </code>
 
<code>url</code>
 
If present, the URL for an updates image.  If not present,
anaconda will attempt to load from a floppy disk.
 
<code>upgrade</code> (optional)
 
Tells the system to upgrade an existing system rather than install
a fresh system. You must specify one of cdrom, harddrive, nfs, or
url (for ftp and http) as the location of the installation tree.
Refer to install for details.
 
<code>user</code> (optional)
 
Creates a new user on the system.
 
<pre>user --name=<username> [--groups=<list>]  [--homedir=<homedir>]
[--password=<password>]  [--iscrypted]  [--shell=<shell>]
[--uid=<uid>] </pre>
 
<code>--name=</code>
 
Provides the name of the user.  This option is required.
 
<code>--groups=</code>
 
In addition to the default group, a comma separated list of
group names the user should belong to.
 
<code>--homedir=</code>
 
The home directory for the user.  If not provided, this defaults
to /home/<username>.
 
<code>--password=</code>
 
The new user's password.  If not provided, the account will be
locked by default.
 
<code>--iscrypted</code>
 
Is the password provided by <code>--password</code> already encrypted or not?
 
<code>--shell=</code>
 
The user's login shell.  If not provided, this defaults to the
system default.
 
<code>--uid=</code>
 
The user's UID.  If not provided, this defaults to the next
available non-system UID.
 
<code>vnc</code> (optional)
 
Allows the graphical installation to be viewed remotely via VNC.  This
method is usually preferred over text mode, as there are some size
and language limitations in text installs.  With no options, this
command will start a VNC server on the machine with no password and
will print out the command that needs to be run to connect a remote
machine.
 
<code>vnc [--host=<hostname>]  [--port=<port>]  [--password=<password>] </code>
 
<code>--host=</code>
 
Instead of starting a VNC server on the install machine, connect
to the VNC viewer process listening on the given hostname.
 
<code>--port=</code>
 
Provide a port that the remote VNC viewer process is listening on.
If not provided, anaconda will use the VNC default.
 
<code>--password=</code>
 
Set a password which must be provided to connect to the VNC
session.  This is optional, but recommended.
 
<code>volgroup</code> (optional)
 
Use to create a Logical Volume Management (LVM) group.
 
<code>volgroup <name> <partitions*> <options></code>
 
<code><name></code>
 
Name given to the volume group.  The <partitions*> (which denotes that multiple partitions can be listed) lists the identifiers to add to the volume group.
 
<code>--noformat</code>
 
Use an existing volume group and do not format it.
 
<code>--useexisting</code>
 
Use an existing volume group and reformat it.
 
<code>--pesize=</code>
 
Set the size of the physical extents.
 
Create the partition first, create the logical volume group, and
then create the logical volume. For example:
 
<pre>
part pv.01 --size 3000
volgroup myvg pv.01
logvol / --vgname=myvg --size=2000 --name=rootvol
</pre>
 
<code>xconfig</code> (optional)
 
Configures the X Window System.  If this option is not given,
anaconda will use X to attempt to automatically configure.  Please
try this before manually configuring your system.
 
<code>--driver=</code>
 
Specify the X driver to use for the video hardware.
 
<code>--videoram=</code>
 
Specify the amount of video RAM the video card has.
 
<code>--defaultdesktop=</code>
 
Specify either GNOME or KDE to set the default desktop (assumes
that GNOME Desktop Environment and/or KDE Desktop Environment
has been installed through
%packages).
 
<code>--startxonboot</code>
 
Use a graphical login on the installed system.
 
<code>--resolution=</code>
 
Specify the default resolution for the X Window System on the
installed system. Valid values are 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768,
1152x864, 1280x1024, 1400x1050, 1600x1200. Be sure to specify a
resolution that is compatible with the video card and monitor.
 
<code>--depth=</code>
 
Specify the default color depth for the X Window System on the
installed system. Valid values are 8, 16, 24, and 32. Be sure
to specify a color depth that is compatible with the video card
and monitor.
 
<code>zerombr</code> (optional)
 
If zerombr is specified, any invalid partition tables found on
disks are initialized. This will destroy all of the contents of
disks with invalid partition tables.
 
<code>zfcp</code> (optional)
 
<code>--devnum=</code>
 
<code>--fcplun=</code>
 
<code>--scsiid=</code>
 
<code>--scsilun=</code>
 
<code>--wwpn=</code>
 
<code>%include</code>
 
Use the <code>%include /path/to/file</code> command to include the contents of
another file in the kickstart file as though the contents were at
the location of the %include command in the kickstart file.
 
<code>%ksappend</code>
 
= Chapter 3. Package Selection =
 
Use the %packages command to begin a kickstart file section that lists the
packages you would like to install (this is for installations only, as
package selection during upgrades is not supported).
 
Packages can be specified by group or by individual package name. The
installation program defines several groups that contain related packages.
Refer to the repodata/comps.xml file on the first CD-ROM for a list of
groups. Each group has an id, user visibility value, name, description,
and package list. In the package list, the packages marked as mandatory
are always installed if the group is selected, the packages marked default
are selected by default if the group is selected, and the packages marked
optional must be specifically selected even if the group is selected to be
installed.
 
In most cases, it is only necessary to list the desired groups and not
individual packages. Note that the Core and Base groups are always
selected by default, so it is not necessary to specify them in the
%packages section.
 
The %packages section should be closed with %end, though this is not yet
required.  It will be required in the future, however.  Also, multiple
%packages sections may be given.  This may be handy if the kickstart file
is used as a template and pulls in various other files with the %include
mechanism.
 
Here is an example %packages selection:
 
<pre>
%packages
@X Window System
@GNOME Desktop Environment
@Graphical Internet
@Sound and Video
dhcp
%end
</pre>
 
As you can see, groups are specified, one to a line, starting with an @
symbol followed by the full group name as given in the comps.xml
file. Groups can also be specified using the id for the group, such as
gnome-desktop. Specify individual packages with no additional characters
(the dhcp line in the example above is an individual package).
 
Additionally, individual packages may be specified using globs.  For
instance:
 
<pre>
%packages
vim*
kde-i18n-*
%end
</pre>
 
This would install all packages whose names start with vim or kde-i18n.
 
You can also specify which packages not to install from the default
package list:
 
<pre>
%packages
-autofs
%end
</pre>
 
The following options are available for the %packages option:
 
<code>--default</code>
 
Install the default package set.  This corresponds to the package
set that would be installed if no other selections were made on the
package customization screen during an interactive install.
 
<code>--excludedocs</code>
 
Do not install any of the documentation from any packages.  For the
most part, this means files in /usr/share/doc* will not get installed
though it could mean other files as well, depending on how the
package was built.
 
<code>--ignoremissing</code>
 
Ignore any packages or groups specified in the packages section
that are not found in any configured repository.  The default
behavior is to halt the installation and ask the user if the
installation should be aborted or continued.  This option allows
fully automated installation even in the error case.  It is used
as follows:
 
<code>%packages --ignoremissing</code>
 
<code>--nobase</code>
 
Don't select the Base group by default.  This is useful if you are
putting together an extremely minimal system.  However with this
option, it is very easy to end up with a system that does not fully
boot to a login prompt as you will need to list all the packages
required to get that much functionality.
 
In addition, group lines in the %packages section can take options as
well:
 
<code>--nodefaults</code>
 
Only install the group's mandatory packages, not the default selections.
 
<code>--optional</code>
 
In addition to the mandatory and default packages, also install the
optional packages.  This means all packages in the group will be installed.
 
= Chapter 4. Pre-installation Script =
 
You can add commands to run on the system immediately after the ks.cfg has
been parsed. This section must be at the end of the kickstart file (after
the commands) and must start with the %pre command. You can access the
network in the %pre section; however, name service has not been configured
at this point, so only IP addresses will work.
 
Preinstallation scripts should be closed with %end, though this is not yet
required.  It will be required in the future, however.
 
{{Template:Warning}}
Note that the pre-install script is not run in the change root
environment.
 
<code>--interpreter /usr/bin/python</code>
 
Allows you to specify a different scripting language, such as
Python. Replace /usr/bin/python with the scripting language of your
choice.
 
<code>--erroronfail</code>
 
If the pre-installation script fails, this option will cause an
error dialog to be displayed and will halt installation. The error
message will direct you to where the cause of the failure is
logged.
 
<code>--log=</code>
 
Log all messages from the script to the given log file.
 
== Example ==
 
Here is an example %pre section:
 
<pre>
%pre
#!/bin/sh
hds=""
mymedia=""
 
for file in /proc/ide/h*
do
mymedia=<code>cat $file/media</code>
if [ $mymedia == "disk" ]  ; then
hds="$hds <code>basename $file</code>"
fi
done
 
set $hds
numhd=<code>echo $#</code>
 
drive1=<code>echo $hds | cut -d' ' -f1</code>
drive2=<code>echo $hds | cut -d' ' -f2</code>
 
 
if [ $numhd == "2" ]  ; then
echo "#partitioning scheme generated in %pre for 2 drives" > /tmp/part-include
echo "clearpart --all" >> /tmp/part-include
echo "part /boot --fstype ext3 --size 75 --ondisk hda" >> /tmp/part-include
echo "part / --fstype ext3 --size 1 --grow --ondisk hda" >> /tmp/part-include
echo "part swap --recommended --ondisk $drive1" >> /tmp/part-include
echo "part /home --fstype ext3 --size 1 --grow --ondisk hdb" >> /tmp/part-include
else
echo "#partitioning scheme generated in %pre for 1 drive" > /tmp/part-include
echo "clearpart --all" >> /tmp/part-include
echo "part /boot --fstype ext3 --size 75" >> /tmp/part-include
echo "part swap --recommended" >> /tmp/part-include
echo "part / --fstype ext3 --size 2048" >> /tmp/part-include
echo "part /home --fstype ext3 --size 2048 --grow" >> /tmp/part-include
fi
%end
</pre>
 
This script determines the number of hard drives in the system and writes
a text file with a different partitioning scheme depending on whether it
has one or two drives. Instead of having a set of partitioning commands in
the kickstart file, include the line:
 
<code>%include /tmp/part-include</code>
 
The partitioning commands selected in the script will be used.
 
= Chapter 5. Post-installation Script =
 
You have the option of adding commands to run on the system once the
installation is complete. This section must be at the end of the kickstart
file and must start with the %post command. This section is useful for
functions such as installing additional software and configuring an
additional nameserver.
 
Postinstallation scripts should be closed with %end, though this is not yet
required.  It will be required in the future, however.
 
{{Template:Warning}}
If you configured the network with static IP information, including a
nameserver, you can access the network and resolve IP addresses in the
%post section. If you configured the network for DHCP, the
/etc/resolv.conf file has not been completed when the installation
executes the %post section. You can access the network, but you can not
resolve IP addresses. Thus, if you are using DHCP, you must specify IP
addresses in the %post section.
 
{{Template:Warning}}
The post-install script is run in a chroot environment; therefore,
performing tasks such as copying scripts or RPMs from the installation
media will not work.
 
<code>--nochroot</code>
 
Allows you to specify commands that you would like to run outside
of the chroot environment.
 
<code>--interpreter /usr/bin/python</code>
 
Allows you to specify a different scripting language, such as
Python. Replace /usr/bin/python with the scripting language of your
choice.
 
<code>--erroronfail</code>
 
If the post-installation script fails, this option will cause an
error dialog to be displayed and will halt installation. The error
message will direct you to where the cause of the failure is
logged.
 
<code>--log=</code>
 
Log all messages from the script to the given log file.
 
== Examples ==
 
Run a script named runme from an NFS share:
 
<pre>
%post
mkdir /mnt/temp
mount 10.10.0.2:/usr/new-machines /mnt/temp
open -s -w -- /mnt/temp/runme
umount /mnt/temp
%end
</pre>
 
Copy the file /etc/resolv.conf to the file system that was just installed:
 
<pre>
%post --nochroot
cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/sysimage/etc/resolv.conf
%end
</pre>
 
= Chapter 6. Making the Kickstart File Available =
 
A kickstart file must be placed in one of the following locations:
 
* On a boot diskette
 
* On a boot CD-ROM
 
* On a network
 
Normally a kickstart file is copied to the boot diskette, or made
available on the network. The network-based approach is most commonly
used, as most kickstart installations tend to be performed on networked
computers.
 
Let us take a more in-depth look at where the kickstart file may be
placed.
 
== Creating a Kickstart Boot Diskette ==
 
To perform a diskette-based kickstart installation, the kickstart file
must be named ks.cfg and must be located in the boot diskette's top-level
directory. Refer to the section Making an Installation Boot Diskette in
the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation Guide for instruction on
creating a boot diskette. Because the boot diskettes are in MS-DOS format,
it is easy to copy the kickstart file under Linux using the mcopy command:
 
<code>mcopy ks.cfg a:</code>
 
Alternatively, you can use Windows to copy the file. You can also mount
the MS-DOS boot diskette in Red Hat Enterprise Linux with the file system
type vfat and use the cp command to copy the file on the diskette.
 
== Creating a Kickstart Boot CD-ROM ==
 
To perform a CD-ROM-based kickstart installation, the kickstart file must
be named ks.cfg and must be located in the boot CD-ROM's top-level
directory. Since a CD-ROM is read-only, the file must be added to the
directory used to create the image that is written to the CD-ROM. Refer to
the Making an Installation Boot CD-ROM section in the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux Installation Guide for instruction on creating a boot CD-ROM;
however, before making the file.iso image file, copy the ks.cfg kickstart
file to the isolinux/ directory.
 
== Making the Kickstart File Available on the Network ==
 
Network installations using kickstart are quite common, because system
administrators can easily automate the installation on many networked
computers quickly and painlessly. In general, the approach most commonly
used is for the administrator to have both a BOOTP/DHCP server and an NFS
server on the local network. The BOOTP/DHCP server is used to give the
client system its networking information, while the actual files used
during the installation are served by the NFS server. Often, these two
servers run on the same physical machine, but they are not required to.
 
To perform a network-based kickstart installation, you must have a
BOOTP/DHCP server on your network, and it must include configuration
information for the machine on which you are attempting to install Red Hat
Enterprise Linux. The BOOTP/DHCP server will provide the client with its
networking information as well as the location of the kickstart file.
 
If a kickstart file is specified by the BOOTP/DHCP server, the client
system will attempt an NFS mount of the file's path, and will copy the
specified file to the client, using it as the kickstart file. The exact
settings required vary depending on the BOOTP/DHCP server you use.
 
Here is an example of a line from the dhcpd.conf file for the DHCP server:
 
<pre>
filename "/usr/new-machine/kickstart/";
next-server blarg.redhat.com;
</pre>
 
Note that you should replace the value after filename with the name of the
kickstart file (or the directory in which the kickstart file resides) and
the value after next-server with the NFS server name.
 
If the filename returned by the BOOTP/DHCP server ends with a slash ("/"),
then it is interpreted as a path only. In this case, the client system
mounts that path using NFS, and searches for a particular file. The
filename the client searches for is:
 
<code><ip-addr>-kickstart</code>
 
The <ip-addr> section of the filename should be replaced with the client's
IP address in dotted decimal notation. For example, the filename for a
computer with an IP address of 10.10.0.1 would be 10.10.0.1-kickstart.
 
Note that if you do not specify a server name, then the client system will
attempt to use the server that answered the BOOTP/DHCP request as its NFS
server. If you do not specify a path or filename, the client system will
try to mount /kickstart from the BOOTP/DHCP server and will try to find
the kickstart file using the same <ip-addr>-kickstart filename as
described above.
 
= Chapter 7. Making the Installation Tree Available =
 
The kickstart installation needs to access an installation tree. An
installation tree is a copy of the binary Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD-ROMs
with the same directory structure.
 
If you are performing a CD-based installation, insert the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux CD-ROM #1 into the computer before starting the kickstart
installation.
 
If you are performing a hard-drive installation, make sure the ISO images
of the binary Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD-ROMs are on a hard drive in the
computer.
 
If you are performing a network-based (NFS, FTP, or HTTP) installation,
you must make the installation tree available over the network. Refer to
the Preparing for a Network Installation section of the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux Installation Guide for details.
 
= Chapter 8. Starting a Kickstart Installation =
 
To begin a kickstart installation, you must boot the system from a Red Hat
Enterprise Linux boot diskette, Red Hat Enterprise Linux boot CD-ROM, or
the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD-ROM #1 and enter a special boot command at
the boot prompt. The installation program looks for a kickstart file if
the ks command line argument is passed to the kernel.
 
== Boot Diskette ==
 
If the kickstart file is located on a boot diskette as described in
the Section called Creating a Kickstart Boot Diskette in Chapter 6,
boot the system with the diskette in the drive, and enter the
following command at the boot: prompt:
 
<code>linux ks=floppy</code>
 
== CD-ROM #1 and Diskette ==
 
The linux ks=floppy command also works if the ks.cfg file is
located on a vfat or ext2 file system on a diskette and you boot
from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD-ROM #1.
 
An alternate boot command is to boot off the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux CD-ROM #1 and have the kickstart file on a vfat or ext2 file
system on a diskette. To do so, enter the following command at the
boot: prompt:
 
<code>linux ks=hd:fd0:/ks.cfg</code>
 
== With Driver Disk ==
 
If you need to use a driver disk with kickstart, specify the dd
option as well. For example, to boot off a boot diskette and use a
driver disk, enter the following command at the boot: prompt:
 
<code>linux ks=floppy dd</code>
 
== Boot CD-ROM ==
 
If the kickstart file is on a boot CD-ROM as described in the
Section called Creating a Kickstart Boot CD-ROM in Chapter 6,
insert the CD-ROM into the system, boot the system, and enter the
following command at the boot: prompt (where ks.cfg is the name of
the kickstart file):
 
<code>linux ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg</code>
 
== Other kickstart options: ==
 
<code>ks=nfs:<server>:/<path></code>
 
The installation program will look for the kickstart file on the
NFS server <server>, as file <path>. The installation program will
use DHCP to configure the Ethernet card. For example, if your NFS
server is server.example.com and the kickstart file is in the NFS
share /mydir/ks.cfg, the correct boot command would be
ks=nfs:server.example.com:/mydir/ks.cfg.
 
<code>ks=http://<server>/<path></code>
 
The installation program will look for the kickstart file on the
HTTP server <server>, as file <path>. The installation program will
use DHCP to configure the Ethernet card. For example, if your HTTP
server is server.example.com and the kickstart file is in the HTTP
directory /mydir/ks.cfg, the correct boot command would be
ks=http://server.example.com/mydir/ks.cfg.
 
<code>ks=floppy</code>
 
The installation program looks for the file ks.cfg on a vfat or
ext2 file system on the diskette in /dev/fd0.
 
<code>ks=floppy:/<path></code>
 
The installation program will look for the kickstart file on the
diskette in /dev/fd0, as file <path>.
 
<code>ks=hd:<device>:/<file></code>
 
The installation program will mount the file system on <device>
(which must be vfat or ext2), and look for the kickstart
configuration file as <file> in that file system (for example,
ks=hd:sda3:/mydir/ks.cfg).
 
<code>ks=file:/<file></code>
 
The installation program will try to read the file <file> from the
file system; no mounts will be done. This is normally used if the
kickstart file is already on the initrd image.
 
<code>ks=cdrom:/<path></code>
 
The installation program will look for the kickstart file on
CD-ROM, as file <path>.
 
<code>ks</code>
 
If ks is used alone, the installation program will configure the
Ethernet card to use DHCP. The kickstart file is read from the
"bootServer" from the DHCP response as if it is an NFS server
sharing the kickstart file. By default, the bootServer is the same
as the DHCP server. The name of the kickstart file is one of the
following:
 
* If DHCP is specified and the bootfile begins with a /, the bootfile provided by DHCP is looked for on the NFS server.
 
* If DHCP is specified and the bootfile begins with something other then a /, the bootfile provided by DHCP is looked for in the /kickstart directory on the NFS server.
 
* If DHCP did not specify a bootfile, then the installation program tries to read the file /kickstart/1.2.3.4-kickstart, where 1.2.3.4 is the numeric IP address of the machine being installed.
 
<code>ksdevice=<device></code>
 
The installation program will use this network device to connect to
the network. For example, to start a kickstart installation with
the kickstart file on an NFS server that is connected to the system
through the eth1 device, use the command ks=nfs:<server>:/<path>
ksdevice=eth1 at the boot: prompt.


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Latest revision as of 16:41, 17 May 2017

The kickstart documentation is now on Read the Docs:

http://pykickstart.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

It should be automatically kept up to date and links pointing to it and its parts should remain reasonably stable.