NAME

       nfsroot.conf - nfsroot configuration for FAI

SYNOPSIS

       /etc/fai/nfsroot.conf

DESCRIPTION

       The  nfsroot is a file system on the install server. It is used during installation by the
       install clients.

       nfsroot.conf defines the essential options for the install server, which are  mostly  used
       inside the nfsroot. Use bash(1) syntax for defining variables.

VARIABLES

       FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP
              Two  parameters  for  debootstrap(8), space separated. Debootstrap is called as the
              first part of fai-make-nfsroot unless -B is used. This variable defines  SUITE  and
              MIRROR for debootstrap. Example:

              FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP="wheezy http://httpredir.debian.org/debian"

       NFSROOT_ETC_HOSTS
              This  multiline  variable  is  added to /etc/hosts inside the nfsroot.  You can use
              this when DNS is not available on the clients. Example:

              NFSROOT_ETC_HOSTS="192.168.33.250 faiserver"

       FAI_ROOTPW
              The encrypted root password on all install clients during the installation process.
              Used  when  log in via ssh.  This is not the password for the new installed system.
              Example:

              FAI_ROOTPW='$1$kBnWcO.E$djxB128U7dMkrltJHPf6d1'  # pw is fai

              Use mkpasswd, htpasswd or md5pass for generating the password hash.

              echo "yoursecrectpassword" | mkpasswd -Hmd5 -s

       NFSROOT
              Directory on the install server where the nfsroot is created.

       TFTPROOT
              Directory on the install server for the tftp data, used by PXE network boot.

       FAI_CONFIGDIR
              Location of the configuration space on the install server. Used by fai-cd(8),  fai-
              mirror(1) and fai-setup(8).

       SSH_IDENTITY
              Location of a ssh public key file. This user can log into the install clients in as
              root without a password. Only useful with FAI_FLAGS="sshd". Example:

              SSH_IDENTITY=/home/admin/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

       NFSROOT_HOOKS
              Directory of hooks to be sourced at the end of fai-make-nfsroot, i.e. they have  to
              be shell scripts.

       FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP_OPTS
              Options  that will be passed to debootstrap(8). Used for excluding packages and for
              specifying a different architecture.

NOTES

       Normally, the nfsroot is mounted by the install kernel via NFS.  It's also used on the FAI
       CD.  FAI  clients  can  also  receive  the  nfsroot  via  http. There you have to create a
       compressed squashfs image of the nfsroot with fai-cd(8).

SEE ALSO

       fai-make-nfsroot(8), fai-setup(8), fai(8) fai-mirror(1) fai-chboot(8)

       This file is part of FAI (Fully Automatic Installation). The FAI homepage  is  http://fai-
       project.org.

AUTHOR

       This man page was written by Thomas Lange <lange@informatik.uni-koeln.de>.