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Kickstart Configurator allows you to create a kickstart file using a graphical user interface, so that you do not have to remember the correct syntax of the file.

To use Kickstart Configurator, you must be running the X Window System. To start Kickstart Configurator, select the Main Menu Button (on the Panel) => System Tools => Kickstart, or type the command /usr/sbin/redhat-config-kickstart.

As you are creating a kickstart file, you can select File => Preview at any time to review your current selections.

1. Basic Configuration:

Choose the language to use during the installation and as the default language after installation from the Language menu. (See the figure below)

Select the system keyboard type from the Keyboard menu.

Choose the mouse for the system from the Mouse menu. If No Mouse is selected, no mouse will be configured. If Probe for Mouse is selected, the installation program tries to auto-detect the mouse. Probing works for most modern mice.

And go through the othe options such as Time Zone, Language, and Reboot system after installation etc.

Enter the desired root password for the system in the Root Password text entry box. To save the password as an encrypted password in the file, select Encrypt root password.

Basic Configuration:

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If the encryption option is selected, when the file is saved, the plain text password that you typed will be encrypted and written to the kickstart file. Do not type an already encrypted password and select to encrypt it.

2. Installation Method:

The Installation Method screen allows you to choose whether to perform a new installation or an upgrade.

If you choose upgrade, the Partition Information and Package Selection options will be disabled. They are not supported for kickstart upgrades.

Also choose the opropriate kickstart installation to perform from this screen. You can choose from the following options: CD-ROM, NFS, HTTP or Hard Drive. In our example we are going to perform over the NFS so choose NFS.

3. Boot Loader Options:

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www.wilshiresoft.com Wilshire Software Technologies Rev Dt: 15-Oct-08 You have the option of installing GRUB or LILO as the boot loader. Its recommended that you choose defaults i.e install a boot loader, Use GRUB for the boot loader and Install Boot loader on Master Boot Record MBR. See the following figure:

4. Creating Partitions:

To create a partition, click the Add button. The Partition Options window shown in following figure. Choose mount point, file system type, and partition size for the new partition.

In the Additional Size Options section, choose to make the partition a fixed size, up to a chosen size, or fill the remaining space on the hard drive. If you selected swap as the file system type, you can select to have the installation program create the swap partition with the recommended size instead of specifying a size.

Force the partition to be created as a primary partition.

Create the partition on a specific hard drive. For example, to make the partition on the first IDE hard disk (/dev/hda), specify hda as the drive. Do not include /dev in the drive name.

Use an existing partition. For example, to make the partition on the first partition on the first IDE hard disk (/dev/hda1), specify hda1 as the partition. Do not include /dev in the partition name.

Format the partition as the chosen file system type.

5. Network Configuration:

Linux Administration – Sharing Resources Using SAMBA Page 99 of 167 For each Ethernet card on the system, click Add Network Device and select the network device and network type of the device. Select eth0 as the network device for the first Ethernet card, select eth1 for the second Ethernet card, and so on.

6. Authentication:

In the Authentication section, select whether to use shadow passwords and MD5 encryption for user passwords. These options are highly recommended and chosen by default.

The Authentication Configuration options allow you to configure the following methods of authentication: NIS, LDAP, Kerberos 5, Hesiod, SMB, and Name Switch Cache.

7. Firewall Configuration:

The Firewall Configuration window is identical to the screen in the Red Hat Linux installation program and the Security Level Configuration Tool, with the same functionality.

Note: It is strongly recommended that you choose Firewall Configuration as Disabled. RedHat recommends that you configure the firewall settings manually after the installation. See Chapter 20 IPTABLES for more information.

8. X Configuration:

The first step in configuring X is to choose the default color depth and resolution. Select them from their respective pull down menus. Be sure to specify a color depth and resolution that is compatible with the video card and monitor for the system.

9. Package Selection:

The Package Selection window allows you to choose which package groups to install. There are also options available to resolve and ignore package dependencies automatically. Currently, Kickstart Configurator does not allow you to select individual packages.

10. Pre-Installation Script

You can add commands to run on the system immediately after the kickstart file has been parsed and before the installation begins. If you have configured the network in the kickstart file, the network is enabled before this section is processed. To include a pre-installation script, type it in the text area.

11. Post-Installation Script

You can also add commands to execute on the system after the installation is completed. If the network is properly configured in the kickstart file, the network is enabled, and the script can include commands to access resources on the network. To include a post-installation script, type it in the text area.

Now save the settings under /network-install/kickstart/ks.cfg.

You may want to then edit the configuration file and comment out certain parameters that may change from system to system with ”#". These could include things like the system's name and IP address. During the kickstart process you will be prompted for these unspecified values.

Configuring the Filename Automatically

1. Place your kickstart file in the /network-install/kickstart directory.

2. Edit your /etc/dhcpd.conf file and add the following lines to the section for the interface that will be serving DHCP IP addresses.

filename "/network-install/kickstart/ks.cfg";

next-server 192.168.1.100

Note: Here 192.168.1.100 is the Kickstart server’s IP address. If you don’t setup this in /etc/dhcpd.conf file then the installation client will ask you for the location of the Kickstart server and method of installation.

3. Now on the client side insert the boot floppy or CD into the kickstart client and at the boot: prompt type in the following command:

boot: linux ks

Kickstart will first search for a configuration file named ks.cfg on either the boot CD / floppy. It will then automatically attempt to get a DHCP IP address and see if the DHCP server will specify a configuration file.

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