osinfo-install-script (1) - Linux Manuals

osinfo-install-script: generate a script for automated installation

Command to display osinfo-install-script manual in Linux: $ man 1 osinfo-install-script

NAME

osinfo-install-script - generate a script for automated installation

SYNOPSIS

osinfo-install-script [OPTIONS...] MEDIA-FILE|OS-ID

DESCRIPTION

Generate a script suitable for performing an automated installation of "MEDIA_FILE" or "OS-ID". "MEDIA_FILE" should be a path to an installer or live media (typically an ISO file). "OS-ID" should be a URI identifying the operating system, or its short ID.

By default a script will be generated for a "JEOS" style install.

OPTIONS

--profile=NAME: Choose the installation script profile. Defaults to "jeos", but can also be "desktop", or a site specific profile name
--config=key=value: Set the configuration parameter "key" to "value".

CONFIGURATION KEYS

The following configuration keys are available

"hardware-arch": The hardware architecture
"l10n-timezone": The local timezone
"l10n-keyboard": The local keyboard layout
"l10n-language": The local language
"admin-password": The administrator password
"user-password": The user password
"user-login": The user login name
"user-realname": The user real name
"user-autologin": Whether to automatically login the user
"user-admin": Whether to give the user administrative privileges
"reg-product-key": The software registration key
"reg-login": The software registration user login
"reg-password": The software registration user password

EXAMPLE USAGE

The following usage generates a Fedora 16 kickstart script

  # osinfo-install-script \
         --profile jeos \
         --config l10n-timezone=GMT \
         --config l10n-keyboard=uk \
         --config l10n-language=en_GB \
         --config admin-password=123456 \
         --config user-login=berrange \
         --config user-password=123456 \
         --config user-realname="Daniel P Berrange" \
         fedora16

EXIT STATUS

The exit status will be 0 if an install script is generated, or 1 on error

AUTHORS

Daniel P. Berrange <berrange [at] redhat.com>

COPYRIGHT

LICENSE

"osinfo-install-script" is distributed under the termsof the GNU LGPL v2 license. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE