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="stretch http://deb.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 -m md5 -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).

       SERVERINTERFACE
              Used to specify the interface when detecting the subnet for the exportfs line. Only
              needed when the install server has multiple interfaces.

       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.

       NFSROOT_SERVER
              IP address of the NFS server for the rootfs if not on the  DHCP  server.   This  is
              only  used  by  fai-chboot  to work around dracut's DHCP handling which prefers the
              DHCP server's IP address above all other DHCP options.

       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 https://fai-
       project.org.

AUTHOR

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