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>.

FAI 5.0                                           January 2014                                   nfsroot.conf(5)