Unattended OpenBSD Installation
Hi, I read FAQ, and found nothing about "install.site" script. And tried : man install.site, give me nothing. Is there someone that can explain me how to do a unattended installation ? I wish for example have this by default : - Keyboard "fr". - myname : "puffy" - DomainName : "secure.lan" - IPv4 : 10.10.10.1/24 - mygate : 10.10.10.10/24 - IPv6 : none - Root password : "betatest" - Create a user : "debug" member of "wheel" - use the whole disk and auto layout - Install all sets except -x* and -g* Thank you a lot. All the best, Wesley.
Re: Unattended OpenBSD Installation
On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 10:43:47AM +0400, OpenBSD Geek wrote: > Hi, > > I read FAQ, and found nothing about "install.site" script. the you must have missed section 4.14 -> http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html#site -- jake...@sdf.lonestar.org SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org
Re: Unattended OpenBSD Installation
On 2010-11-14, OpenBSD Geek wrote: > Hi, > > I read FAQ, and found nothing about "install.site" script. > And tried : man install.site, give me nothing. > > Is there someone that can explain me how to do a unattended installation ? > I wish for example have this by default : > - Keyboard "fr". > - myname : "puffy" > - DomainName : "secure.lan" > - IPv4 : 10.10.10.1/24 > - mygate : 10.10.10.10/24 > - IPv6 : none > - Root password : "betatest" > - Create a user : "debug" member of "wheel" you can do these parts by overwriting/adding to the configuration files, see faq 4. you can also do things like adding lines to /etc/rc.firsttime to install any packages you need. > - use the whole disk and auto layout > - Install all sets except -x* and -g* this is beyond the scope of install.site/siteXX.tgz, these files are for additional steps after the main installation is complete, not a complete unattended installation.
Re: Unattended OpenBSD Installation
Hi, I read OpenBSD FAQ at [url]http://www.openbsd.org/faq/fr/faq4.html#site[/url] I understood well, that install.site/ Upgrade.site and of course SiteXX.tgz is enabled at the end of the installation. My question, i boot on 4.7 RELEASE, choose "Install". Is it possible to have an "true automatic installation" for example don't need to put mygate, myname, "root password" ... put all the answers in a script ? And so have an install without any interaction with the user ? I suppose not possible ? because all of that are in the "install.sub" script (from bsd.rd) Thanks. On Sun, 14 Nov 2010 10:32:21 + (UTC), Stuart Henderson wrote: > On 2010-11-14, OpenBSD Geek wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I read FAQ, and found nothing about "install.site" script. >> And tried : man install.site, give me nothing. >> >> Is there someone that can explain me how to do a unattended installation >> ? > >> I wish for example have this by default : >> - Keyboard "fr". >> - myname : "puffy" >> - DomainName : "secure.lan" >> - IPv4 : 10.10.10.1/24 >> - mygate : 10.10.10.10/24 >> - IPv6 : none >> - Root password : "betatest" >> - Create a user : "debug" member of "wheel" > > you can do these parts by overwriting/adding to the configuration > files, see faq 4. you can also do things like adding lines to > /etc/rc.firsttime to install any packages you need. > >> - use the whole disk and auto layout >> - Install all sets except -x* and -g* > > this is beyond the scope of install.site/siteXX.tgz, these files > are for additional steps after the main installation is complete, > not a complete unattended installation.
Re: Unattended OpenBSD Installation
On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 10:10 AM, OpenBSD Geek wrote: > Hi, > I read OpenBSD FAQ at > [url]http://www.openbsd.org/faq/fr/faq4.html#site[/url] > I understood well, that install.site/ Upgrade.site and of course > SiteXX.tgz is enabled at the end of the installation. > > My question, i boot on 4.7 RELEASE, choose "Install". > Is it possible to have an "true automatic installation" for example don't > need to put mygate, myname, "root password" ... put all the answers in a > script ? And so have an install without any interaction with the user ? > > I suppose not possible ? because all of that are in the "install.sub" > script (from bsd.rd) You could have a look at http://nbender.com/install.netboot/install.html which is no longer current and was brittle and difficult to use. I am currently working on the next version which is much better - it meets all your requirements. I'm calling it redux and I'm including the readme below. What's left to do is additional testing, documentation, and updating for any changes in 4.8 (it is working now against 4.7). -N Welcome to redux, an OpenBSD automated installation framework. redux enhances the standard OpenBSD installation procedure by enabling the following functionality: 1. Record all choices made during an installation. 2. Enable an automated installation using recorded choices. 3. Allow interactive revision of a previously recorded installation session. 4. Provide support for network based fully automated installation using only tools provided by OpenBSD. redux is ditributed as a Makefile, a set of patches to the standard installation scripts and a small number of additional installation scripts. Building the entire source tree is not required as redux uses an existing ditribution as the starting point. By default it assumes that the OpenBSD source tree is loaded in /usr/src and that the installation CD is mounted on /mnt (see the top of the makefile to adjust these locations). The output of the make process is a modified installation ramdisk which can be booted using pxeboot. The ramdisk could also be used to construct a boot CD which will be supported in a future release. An effort has been made to minimize the changes to the default scripts to minimize ongoing maintenance as the base system evolves. A patch to the standard pxeboot program is also provided which enables additional network boot functionality for the i386 and amd64 architectures. redux has been tested on the i386 and amd64 architectures but should be usable on other architectures.
Re: Unattended OpenBSD Installation
On 11/14/10 12:09, OpenBSD Geek wrote: > Hi, > I read OpenBSD FAQ at > [url]http://www.openbsd.org/faq/fr/faq4.html#site[/url] > I understood well, that install.site/ Upgrade.site and of course > SiteXX.tgz is enabled at the end of the installation. > > My question, i boot on 4.7 RELEASE, choose "Install". > Is it possible to have an "true automatic installation" for example don't > need to put mygate, myname, "root password" ... put all the answers in a > script ? And so have an install without any interaction with the user ? > > I suppose not possible ? because all of that are in the "install.sub" > script (from bsd.rd) did you actually read Stuart's response? And of course, it's an open source system, as the interactive script can install the system, it's obviously possible to write your own script to do it automatically. Not overly difficult, even. Rough outline of one way to do it: Build a USB disk with a minimal OpenBSD install and all the desired install files on it. Write a script that runs on the USB disk and does the following: * fdisk -iy desired disk * disklabels, creating desired partitions * newfs's the desired partitions * mount them under (say) /mnt * copy over kernels * unpack desired *.tgz files * install boot loader (faq14.html) * copy over/create desired network config files * copy over package files you want * create an rc.firsttime file to install those packages on first native boot. Probably as easy to create your own script to do that as it is to learn, configure and use someone else's "automatic install" script that makes assumptions that don't quite match yours. OpenBSD is really simple, no magic takes place in the install process that you can't easily replicate. The magic is making it work off one floppy disk on any platform that takes floppies. Nick. > > Thanks. > > On Sun, 14 Nov 2010 10:32:21 + (UTC), Stuart Henderson > wrote: >> On 2010-11-14, OpenBSD Geek wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I read FAQ, and found nothing about "install.site" script. >>> And tried : man install.site, give me nothing. >>> >>> Is there someone that can explain me how to do a unattended > installation >>> ? >> >>> I wish for example have this by default : >>> - Keyboard "fr". >>> - myname : "puffy" >>> - DomainName : "secure.lan" >>> - IPv4 : 10.10.10.1/24 >>> - mygate : 10.10.10.10/24 >>> - IPv6 : none >>> - Root password : "betatest" >>> - Create a user : "debug" member of "wheel" >> >> you can do these parts by overwriting/adding to the configuration >> files, see faq 4. you can also do things like adding lines to >> /etc/rc.firsttime to install any packages you need. >> >>> - use the whole disk and auto layout >>> - Install all sets except -x* and -g* >> >> this is beyond the scope of install.site/siteXX.tgz, these files >> are for additional steps after the main installation is complete, >> not a complete unattended installation.
Re: Unattended OpenBSD Installation
How can i test your 'redux' ? I found that : http://www.hiqu.biz/ thanks for your replies Cheers, Wesley MOUEDINE ASSABY www.mouedine.net On Sun, 14 Nov 2010 11:31:52 -0700, Nick Bender wrote: > On Sun, Nov 14, 2010 at 10:10 AM, OpenBSD Geek > wrote: >> Hi, >> I read OpenBSD FAQ at >> [url]http://www.openbsd.org/faq/fr/faq4.html#site[/url] >> I understood well, that install.site/ Upgrade.site and of course >> SiteXX.tgz is enabled at the end of the installation. >> >> My question, i boot on 4.7 RELEASE, choose "Install". >> Is it possible to have an "true automatic installation" for example don't >> need to put mygate, myname, "root password" ... put all the answers in a >> script ? And so have an install without any interaction with the user ? >> >> I suppose not possible ? because all of that are in the "install.sub" >> script (from bsd.rd) > > You could have a look at http://nbender.com/install.netboot/install.html > which > is no longer current and was brittle and difficult to use. > > I am currently working on the next version which is much better - it meets > all your requirements. I'm calling it redux and I'm including the readme > below. > > What's left to do is additional testing, documentation, and updating for > any > changes in 4.8 (it is working now against 4.7). > > -N > > > > Welcome to redux, an OpenBSD automated installation framework. > > redux enhances the standard OpenBSD installation procedure by > enabling the following functionality: > > 1. Record all choices made during an installation. > 2. Enable an automated installation using recorded choices. > 3. Allow interactive revision of a previously recorded >installation session. > 4. Provide support for network based fully automated >installation using only tools provided by OpenBSD. > > redux is ditributed as a Makefile, a set of patches to the > standard installation scripts and a small number of additional > installation scripts. Building the entire source tree is not > required as redux uses an existing ditribution as the starting > point. By default it assumes that the OpenBSD source tree is > loaded in /usr/src and that the installation CD is mounted on > /mnt (see the top of the makefile to adjust these locations). > The output of the make process is a modified installation > ramdisk which can be booted using pxeboot. The ramdisk could > also be used to construct a boot CD which will be supported > in a future release. > > An effort has been made to minimize the changes to the default > scripts to minimize ongoing maintenance as the base system > evolves. A patch to the standard pxeboot program is also > provided which enables additional network boot functionality > for the i386 and amd64 architectures. redux has been tested on > the i386 and amd64 architectures but should be usable on other > architectures.
Re: Unattended OpenBSD Installation
Hi Nick, On Sun, 14.11.2010 at 11:31:52 -0700, Nick Bender wrote: > I am currently working on the next version which is much better - it meets > all your requirements. I'm calling it redux and I'm including the readme > below. this is great news! Any chance to get this into the mainline, someday? > What's left to do is additional testing, documentation, and updating for any > changes in 4.8 (it is working now against 4.7). I have a use case, so if you want me to test something... ;) Kind regards, --Toni++
