CentOS 5 :: Add Repo At Install Time -> Kickstart?
Oct 22, 2009In the release anouncement there is mention of adding additional repo's at install time. Is this also possible in the kickstart file?
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CentOS 5 Server :: Lead Time On Repo Changes For Vsftpd?
Oct 19, 2009I have never had the packaged vsftpd start with the ssl_enable option set to YES. The mysql on those servers works just fine with SSL enabled. After reading there seems to be a different package available on rh5 repo. This server shows up to date with 2.0.5-12.el5_3.1. The rh5 list shows 2.0.5-16_el5 per this:[URL].. My question is, is there a set lead time till adoption of current RH packages or is just random? I have to have SSL_ftp running and didn't want to step out of the repo lists if possible.
View 4 Replies View RelatedCentOS 5 :: 5.5 Kickstart Install From Harddrive?
May 23, 2010I'm trying to install CentOS 5.5 from harddrive using a kickstart file. Kickstart file is read correctly, it contains the following 3 lines (+ additional config):
install
harddrive --partition=sda11 --dir=repos/CentOS/5.5/isos/i386
repo --name="CentOS-5.5 - Updates" --baseurl=hd:sda11:repos/CentOS/5.5/updates/i386
I've downloaded both CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-DVD.iso and CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-1of7.iso, but anaconda (the installer) asks: - What partition and directory on that partition holds the CD (iso9660) images for CentOS? ...
VT3 gives these messages:
INFO: partition /dev/sda11 selected
INFO: mounting device sda11 for hard drive install
INFO: mntloop loop7 on /tmp/loopimage as /tmp/hdimage/repos/CentOS/5.5/isos/i386/CentOS-5.5-i386-bin-1of7.iso fd is 12
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General :: Use Kickstart To Install Centos From Cdrom?
Apr 12, 2010when i use kickstart to install centos from cdrom (i make it myself in my way),i got a %post script problem with the kickstart file. 1.%post script used to copy my own software from cdrom to hard disk.then make install automaitlly with bash script.
the %post script like :
%post
mkdir -p /myownsoftware
cp -r /mnt/myownsoftware/* /myownsoftware
cd /myownsoftware
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CentOS 5 :: Unable To Get The Clients To Do A Kickstart Install?
Sep 8, 2009we can't get the clients in our lab to do a kickstart install. we're doing the install by booting from the Centos 5.3 net install cd and anaconda starts, but terminates abnormally reporting a SIGSEGV fault. Interestingly, attempts at doing an install from a CD and without the network connection results in this error:
X11TransSocketINETConnect() can't get address for localhost:6001. Temporary failure in name resolution.
CentOS 5 :: Install Custom Kernel Rpm Via Kickstart
Mar 3, 2010I have compiled and created a kernel rpm kernel-2.6.18165.11.1.el5-3.i386.rpm
then created initrd image
I have installed the above via kickstart installation
%post
mount xxx.xxx.x.xx:/var/www/html/os/i386 /mnt/tmp
cd /mnt/tmp
rpm -uvh kernel-2.6.18165.11.1.el5-3.i386.rpm
cp initrd-2.6.18-165.11.1.el5.img /boot
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CentOS 5 :: Kickstart Doesn't Run Post Install Commands
Oct 19, 2009I am trying to copy an updated splash.xpm.gz at the end of a system build but everything in the post section is total ignored.
#--- Post-installation script
%post
#!/bin/sh
#...Mount the installation CD
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CentOS 5 :: Unattended Kickstart Install Supporting Both IDE (hda) / SCSI (sda)?
Apr 6, 2010Can an unattended Kickstart support both IDE (hda) and SCSI (sda)? The goal is to to create a new virtual machine from scratch. What I have works for Parallels in which a new VM defaults to emulate an IDE hard disk. It does not work for VMware Workstation which defaults to emulate a SCSI disk.
The relevant Kickstart section: bootloader --location=mbr --driveorder=hda --append="rhgb quiet"
clearpart --all --initlabel --linux --drives=hda
part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=100 --ondisk=hda
part pv.2 --size=0 --grow --ondisk=hda
volgroup VolGroup00 --pesize=32768 pv.2
logvol / --fstype ext3 --name=LogVol00 --vgname=VolGroup00 --size=1024 --grow
logvol swap --fstype swap --name=LogVol01 --vgname=VolGroup00 --size=1024 --grow --maxsize=2048
Can the Kickstart file be made to not care what drive type is there, or conditionally handle either type?
CentOS 5 :: Install From USB Flash To Hard Drive With Custom Kickstart
Oct 30, 2009I'd like to install centos from a USB stick on to a hard drive and also include a custom kickstart on the USB stick to run post-build scripts or install additional packages, which the additional packages would also be on the USB stick..Are there any howto's already written?
View 2 Replies View RelatedCentOS 5 :: Install An Older Version Of PHP From Remi Repo?
Jul 20, 2010Ive got the Remi repo all setup along with yum priorities. I know how I would go about installing PHP 5.3 but for Drupal 6.x version 5.2.x is more compatible. I see php 5.2.13 in the remi repo archives. How should I go about installing it? just wget the rpm and install?
View 4 Replies View RelatedFedora Installation :: Updates After Install And Repo Lists / Saying Repo Not Found?
Mar 26, 2011i'm attempting to know and understand fedora more and i will spend probably the next month pouring through all the forums and documents to answer more of my own questions. but there's quite a bit here, so i'd thought i'd ask some noob questions to get me started a little.
ive installed fedora 14 64bit and chosen only kde as the desktop. i selected an extra 2 repos besides the default, fedora 14 -x86_64 and fedora 14-x86_64 -updates. i believe this kernel is installed: 2.6.35.11-83
1. i can only see the 2 extra repo's as being "checked" in kpackagekit, shouldn't i see the default repo also ?
2. i dont have an applet in the system tray indicating the system is up to date, does fedora have this by default ? also after a clean install i ran yum check-update and yum update but the message sayes: "no packages marked for update". i'm not sure if the system is auto-updated during install or not, but with other distros iv tried there is always atleast a few updates needing to be done after install.
3. is kpackagekit the fedora gui package manager ? i dont see any others.
4. i want to upgrade to nvidia drivers, but i think i am missing a non-free repo or something. when i enter: yum install kmod-nvidia xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.i686 xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-libs.x86_64 i get messages stating "no package" i get the same message with yum install nvidia-settings.i also tried this: LANG=C yum --enablerepo=rpmfusion-nonfree info akmod-nvidia but it sayes repo not found.
CentOS 5 :: Succeed To Install Vmware Workstaion 7.1 On Centos 5.5, But Have Run-time Error?
Jul 2, 2010[URL]VMware Workstation 7.0.1 Release Notes has a list of supported OS:[URL]According to that, RHEL 5.4 is listed as supported for both host andguest but CentOS 5.4 is only for guest. This is quite strange and, ifit is true, that could be a serious issue.I succeed to install vmware workstaion 7.1 on centos 5.5, but have run-time error:
[root@ ~]# /etc/init.d/vmware start
Starting VMware services:
VMware USB Arbitrator [ OK ]
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CentOS 5 :: System-config-kickstart Error In CentOS 5.3?
Apr 10, 2009I tried to run system-config-kickstart when after full installed CentOS 5.3,it report error as following,does anyone face the same problem?
[root@localhost ~]# system-config-kickstart
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, kernel-module, priorities, protectbase,
: versionlock
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Fedora :: Each Time Yum Updates Repo Info
Mar 13, 2010Each time i type yum search <something> .. some 2 to 3 mb are dloaded.. is that updates of the repos configured? how do i stop it updating each time ?
View 3 Replies View RelatedOpenSUSE :: Get An Expired Key Warning Every Time Add A Repo From The OBS?
Jul 27, 2010I get an expired key warning every time I add a repo from the OBS. Creation/expiration dates are the same each time. This alway happens in the OBS, not Packman or elsewhere. I've tried cleaning the metadata and cache, and doing a rebuild with rpm. I've removed all of the existing keys associated w/OBS. Somebody know what this is about? I can't think of anything else to try.
Code:
New repository or package signing key received:
Key ID: 9584A164BD6D129A
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CentOS 5 :: Installing CentOS-DS - Cannot Get To The Extras Repo Due To Lack Of Wired Sans Internet Access
Dec 9, 2009I am trying to install CentOS-DS on version 5.4 x86_64. I cannot get to the Extras repo due to lack of wired Internet access. I have wireless (except to server) and I have big UFD drives.
View 1 Replies View RelatedServer :: CentOS Installer -not- To Use LVM In A Kickstart?
Dec 14, 2010Does anyone know of a way to tell the CentOS installer -not- to use LVM in a kickstart? We've been using a system that lets us define which particular drives to use during the installation as part of our deployment system. This does not work now that LVM is the 'default' in CentOS. I've looked over the options and I see how to FORCE particular LVM configurations, but I see no way to just turn it off.
View 6 Replies View RelatedRed Hat :: CentOS Kickstart Does Not Save Screenshots?
Jun 24, 2010I created a kickstart file and put it on a floppy. I have installed several times to refine the process and confused. I am not sure if the kickstart file is even being used by grub. I specified
autostep --autoscreenshot The install STILL asks me all those questions I was trying to avoid by doing autostep in the first place, and /root/anaconda-screenshots coes not exist.
I specified
linux = hd:fd0:/ks.cfg
as a Grub command line option. I got that line off a forum, so it may be inaccurate. Anyone know if that is correctd? If I screw that up, shouldn't anaconda complain about file-not-found? Are the screenshots only applicable to graphics mode or also to text mode? (I have been using text mode, assuming text file screen dumps would appear in that subdirectory...)
CentOS 5 Server :: Cp Not Working In Kickstart?
Sep 18, 2009I am trying to kickstart and want in post install to copy some files from a shared directory, to enable passwd less ssh and having
same users across the clusters. But the cp does not work, nor does .ssh directory is getting created I have pasted my post install script below.
mkdir /mnt/sysimage/mnt/temp
mount -t nfs 10.1.1.1:/home /mnt/sysimage/mnt/temp
cp -f /mnt/sysimage/mnt/temp/passwd /etc/passwd
cp -f /mnt/sysimage/mnt/temp/group /etc/group
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CentOS 5 :: KickStart Fails With 5.5 Version
Sep 15, 2010I have been using the same kickstart more or less since release 5.2 but it fails with 5.5. It looks like it is good all the way to the final stages. Does anyone know what has changed in anaconda for this release? I think the first boot process has changed as well.
View 5 Replies View RelatedCentOS 5 :: 5.3>5.4 Update Gave New CentOS-Base.repo.rpmnew?
Oct 22, 2009Just checking to be sure. 5.3>5.4 update went without a hitch:) But a message ran about (/etc/yum.repo.d) CentOS-Base.repo.rpmnew. Comparing CentOS-Base.repo with the new one show the 1st has the correct priorities and .rpmnew does not have the correct priorities. Should I remove the *.rpmnew repo after making sure it otherwise is the same as the original CentOS-Base.repo?
View 1 Replies View RelatedCentOS 5 :: Yum Repo Sorting (OR Yum's Insistence On Using Centos Mirrorlist)
Jan 22, 2009I am not able to easily tell what yum is doing when attempting to decide what to do when given repo files that have defined the same name (eg "[updates]"). Yum seems to spot the dups, but seems to *always* select the mirrorlist from the CentOS-Base.repo. I have unsuccessfully tried to have my custom.repo come before the CentOS-Base.repo using 01custom.repo or CUSTOM.repo. My hope is just to overload yum into using the custom.repo *without* removing/modifying the CentOS-Base.repo. If I remove the CentOS-Base.repo, the custom.repo works. Even with all of the custom.repo, 01custom.repo or CUSTOM.repo in the yum.repos.d dir and no CentOS-Base.repo, yum does what I want.
View 4 Replies View RelatedCentOS 5 :: Repo Which Allow Latest Softwares In Centos Like Fedora?
May 23, 2010the best repo. of them all which includes all the software needed.?ans is there any repo which allow latest softwares in centos like fedora.????cause i don't want to install all repos.in centos 5.5.
View 1 Replies View RelatedGeneral :: Error With CentOS Kickstart File?
Jan 6, 2010I have downloaded the following kickstart file for installing minimal < 300 MB space centOS 5.2. I have created a Virtual Machine for Linux and attempting to install CentOS.here is my kickstart file:
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# Kickstart file
#
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Red Hat :: Centos/RHEL5.4 : Anaconda-Kickstart And UUID?
Mar 21, 2011I am using the "harddrive" option in a kickstart config to have it pick up isolinux files from a USB flash drive. I have been able to get it work by specifying the device name directly, but if I specify a LABEL or UUID, it does not work.Here is what my ks.cfg looks like.
Code:
install
text
harddrive --partition=LABEL="/install" --dir=/
lang en_US.UTF-8
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It almost seems like the version of Anaconda in Centos5.4 does not support specifying UUID or LABELs, but I have not been able to confirm that from the Release notes.Appreciate any tips/references/documentation.
CentOS 5 :: 5.5 Kickstart %include Generated By %pre Script Ignored?
Nov 5, 2010I'm trying to dynamically write command section stubs with a pre-script to be included via %include. The simplest of these contains the disk partitioning commands. Following the canonical examples,[URL].. for one, of this found in every source of documentation for RHEL/Fedora variants does not work. Anaconda attempts to prompt for interaction to get the partitioning scheme and a cmdline install stops with "In interactive mode parttype, can't continue". I've stripped things down to the following two cases:
%pre
cp /mnt/source/disks-ks.cfg /tmp/
%include /tmp/disks-ks.cfg
%post
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CentOS 5 :: Kickstart Installation Hangs At GetNetConfig?
Apr 22, 2011I am trying to do a kickstart installation of CentOS 5.5 x86 using a static IP on eth1. (The machine has 4 ethernet ports). I set ks, ksdevice, ip, netmask, and noipv6 when the boot disc asks for the init commands.I have similar networking information configured in the kickstart script. I have tried switching the order of the network config lines in the kickstart script to place eth1 at the top. Either way the installation hangs. On tty3 I can see that the command last called is getNetConfig. All of this configuration is using static IPs. I'm not sure why it thinks it has to do anything extra... Is there a problem trying to reuse the same eth1 NIC for the second stage? I have tried using the same and different IPs on the same subnet but nothing changes the outcome. Both the kickstart file and the install tree are on the same subnet, the same server in fact. Both are accessed via FTP but I had this problem with NFS as well.
View 3 Replies View RelatedCentOS 5 :: Kickstart Bootloader Append To Kernel Line
Feb 3, 2010I'm building kickstart files for my various machines.On my xen virtualization servers, I'm trying to get dom0_mem=512M added to the grub kernel line. Unfortunately, the bootloader --append option gets added to the linux kernel line, not the xen kernel line, which doesn't have the desired effect.Is there another way to put this into the kickstart file or should I use sed to put it into grub.conf in my post install section?
View 1 Replies View RelatedCentOS 5 :: Single Disk Kickstart: How To Use Upgraded Kernel
Aug 19, 2010For portability reasons; I am building a standalone kickstart ISO; based of Cent5.2. I am to the point where I can load my ks file (linux ks=cdrom:/ks.cfg), it reads it fine; and performs the install as I want.
Where I am having a problem; is a good way to have the install use upgraded RPM's, not the base; specifically a kernel with a few needed tweaks in it; which is packaged in an rpm.
I attempted to place my kernel rpm's into the CentOS directory and rerun creatrepo; but I simply managed to corrupt the base repo on the install media.
CentOS 5 Server :: KickStart Unable To Retrieve Stage2.img
Sep 14, 2010I recently set up a kickstart server using Centos 5. I copied all 7 of the centos 5 install cd's to the tree. I made the install cd, it boots fine. I'm using http, when I'm prompted, I put in the web site: 1.1.1.1 and the Centos directory of /network-install/RPM
I get the following error:
Unable to retrieve [URL]
I've been told the double slashes after the ip address is not a problem, and I've tested that through a browser, by browsing the same location. (not sure if
that's a valid test, but it did find the directory and display the files.)