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osinfo-install-script

generate a script for automated installation

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>

Copyright (C) 2012 Red Hat, Inc.

"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