Linux Installation with Autoyast and Kickstart
SUSE based Linux distributions (openSUSE, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server) use AutoYast and a configuration based upon XML. Linux distributions based upon Red Hat (Red Hat, CentOS, Fedora) use Kickstart. The following solution is a combination of both and works for a heterogeneous Linux environment where many different Linux versions and distributions must be setup automatically. After boot form the install media, one can enter a simple URL to choose which operating system and hostname should be configured. The individual network settings are determined by the IP address using a PHP script which outputs correct Autoyast or Kickstart file.
| Linux Distribution | Ver. | Arch | Method | Install Parameters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE | 11.3 | i586 | Autoyast | info=http://install.example.com/opensuse11.3/hostname |
| openSUSE | 11.3 | x86_64 | Autoyast | info=http://install.example.com/opensuse11.3-64/hostname |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | 11 | i386 | Autoyast | info=http://install.example.com/sles11/hostname |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server | 11 | x86_64 | Autoyast | info=http://install.example.com/sles11-64/hostname |
| CentOS | 5.5 | i386 | Kickstart | linux ks=http://install.example.com/centos5.5/hostname |
| CentOS | 5.5 | x86_64 | Kickstart | linux ks=http://install.example.com/centos5.5-64/hostname |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 5.6 | i386 | Kickstart | linux ks=http://install.example.com/rhel5.6/hostname |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | 5.6 | x86_64 | Kickstart | linux ks=http://install.example.com/rhel5.6-64/hostname |
Apache Webserver
For each Linux version create an alias to myconfig.php.
# Autoyast & Kickstart Linux Installation Alias /myconfig.php /export/scripts/myconfig.php Alias /centos5.5 /export/scripts/myconfig.php Alias /centos5.5-64 /export/scripts/myconfig.php Alias /fedora14 /export/scripts/myconfig.php Alias /opensuse11.3 /export/scripts/myconfig.php Alias /opensuse11.3-64 /export/scripts/myconfig.php Alias /rhel4.7 /export/scripts/myconfig.php Alias /rhel4.7-64 /export/scripts/myconfig.php Alias /rhel5.5 /export/scripts/myconfig.php Alias /rhel5.5-64 /export/scripts/myconfig.php Alias /rhel5.6 /export/scripts/myconfig.php Alias /rhel5.6-64 /export/scripts/myconfig.php Alias /sles11 /export/scripts/myconfig.php Alias /sles11-64 /export/scripts/myconfig.php Alias /sles11sp1 /export/scripts/myconfig.php Alias /sles11sp1-64 /export/scripts/myconfig.php
Scripts
PHP Script myconfig.php
<?php
###### G L O B A L S ######
$LINUX_FLAVOURS = array
(
"centos5.5" => array
( "name" => "CentOS 5.5 i386",
"repo" => "centos/5.5/os/i386",
"updates" => "centos/5.5/updates/i386",
"config" => "templates/centos-5.ks"
),
"centos5.5-64" => array
( "name" => "CentOS 5.5 x86_64",
"repo" => "centos/5.5/os/x86_64",
"updates" => "centos/5.5/updates/x86_64",
"config" => "templates/centos-5.ks"
),
"opensuse11.3" => array
( "name" => "openSUSE 11.3",
"repo" => "opensuse/distribution/11.3/repo/oss",
"updates" => "opensuse/update/11.3",
"config" => "templates/opensuse-11.3-i386.xml"
),
"opensuse11.3-64" => array
( "name" => "openSUSE 11.3 x86_64",
"repo" => "opensuse/distribution/11.3/repo/oss",
"updates" => "opensuse/update/11.3",
"config" => "templates/opensuse-11.3-x86_64.xml"
),
"rhel5.6" => array
( "name" => "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 i386",
"repo" => "rhel/5.6/os/i386",
"updates" => "rhel/5.6/updates/i386",
"config" => "templates/rhel-5.ks"
),
"rhel5.6-64" => array
( "name" => "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 x86_64",
"repo" => "rhel/5.6/os/x86_64",
"updates" => "rhel/5.6/updates/x86_64",
"config" => "templates/rhel-5.ks"
),
"sles11" => array
( "name" => "SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11",
"repo" => "sles/11/CD1",
"updates" => "sles/smt/repo/\$RCE/SLES11-Updates/sle-11-i586",
"config" => "templates/sles-11-i386.xml"
),
"sles11-64" => array
( "name" => "SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x86_64",
"repo" => "sles/11-64/CD1",
"updates" => "sles/smt/repo/\$RCE/SLES11-Updates/sle-11-x86_64",
"config" => "templates/sles-11-x86_64.xml"
),
);
$SUBNETS = array
( "10.0.204.0" => array("255.255.252.0", "10.0.204.1", "ZH"),
"10.0.208.0" => array("255.255.252.0", "10.0.208.1", "ZH"),
"10.0.212.0" => array("255.255.252.0", "10.0.212.1", "ZH"),
"10.10.204.0" => array("255.255.252.0", "10.20.204.1", "NY"),
"10.10.208.0" => array("255.255.252.0", "10.20.208.1", "NY"),
"10.10.212.0" => array("255.255.252.0", "10.20.212.1", "NY"),
);
$LOCATIONS = array
( "ZH" => array( "LOCATION" => "Zurich",
"INSTSERVER" => "install.zh.example.com",
"LOGSERVER" => "log.zh.example.com",
"DNSSERVER1" => "10.0.204.7",
"DNSSERVER2" => "10.0.208.8",
"DNSDOMAIN" => "zh.example.com",
"DNSSEARCH1" => "zh.example.com",
"DNSSEARCH2" => "ny.example.com",
"DNSSEARCH3" => "example.com",
"TIMEZONE" => "Europe/Zurich",
"NFSSERVER" => "install.zh.example.com",
"NFSSHARE" => "/export",
"NTPSERVER1" => "ntp1.zh.example.com",
"NTPSERVER2" => "ntp2.zh.example.com",
"LDAPSERVER" => "ldap.zh.example.com",
"LDAPBASEDN" => "dc=example,dc=com",
"LDAPBASELOC" => "ou=zh,dc=example,dc=com",
"SMTPSERVER" => "smtp.example.com",
"SMTPDOMAIN" => "example.com",
"PRINTERDEF" => "printer-zh",
"PROXYSERVER" => "proxy.zh.example.com",
"SOCKSSERVER" => "proxy.zh.example.com",
),
"NY" => array( "LOCATION" => "New York",
"INSTSERVER" => "install.ny.example.com",
"LOGSERVER" => "log.zh.example.com",
"DNSSERVER1" => "10.10.204.7",
"DNSSERVER2" => "10.10.208.8",
"DNSDOMAIN" => "ny.example.com",
"DNSSEARCH1" => "ny.example.com",
"DNSSEARCH2" => "zh.example.com",
"DNSSEARCH3" => "example.com",
"TIMEZONE" => "USA/New York",
"NFSSERVER" => "install.ny.example.com",
"NFSSHARE" => "/export",
"NTPSERVER1" => "ntp1.ny.example.com",
"NTPSERVER2" => "ntp2.ny.example.com",
"LDAPSERVER" => "ldap.ny.example.com",
"LDAPBASEDN" => "dc=example,dc=com",
"LDAPBASELOC" => "ou=ny,dc=example,dc=com",
"SMTPSERVER" => "smtp.example.com",
"SMTPDOMAIN" => "example.com",
"PRINTERDEF" => "printer-zh",
"PROXYSERVER" => "proxy.ny.example.com",
"SOCKSSERVER" => "proxy.ny.example.com",
),
);
###### F U N C T I O N S #####################################################
function isInNet($ip, $net, $mask)
{ $binIP = ip2long($ip);
$binNet = ip2long($net);
$binMask = ip2long($mask);
$res = $binIP & $binMask;
return($res == $binNet);
}
function abortWithError($message)
{ global $C;
header("Status: 404 Not Found");
print "<h1>ERROR: $message</h1>\n";
print "<pre>\n\$C = ";
print_r($C);
print "</pre>\n";
exit(1);
}
function getRootPassword()
{ global $C;
$pw = crypt(preg_replace("/^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\./", "hades", $C["HOSTIP"]));
return($pw);
}
function getNetworkSettingsFromIP($ip)
{ global $LOCATIONS, $SUBNETS, $C;
$subnet = false;
foreach (array_keys($SUBNETS) as $net)
{ if (isInNet($ip, $net, $SUBNETS[$net][0]))
{ $C["SUBNET"] = $net;
$C["NETMASK"] = $SUBNETS[$net][0];
$C["GATEWAY"] = $SUBNETS[$net][1];
$C = array_merge($C, $LOCATIONS[$SUBNETS[$net][2]]);
break;
}
}
if (!isset($C["SUBNET"]))
{ abortWithError("No subnet defined for IP address $ip");
}
}
###### M A I N ################################################################
$C = array();
$C["REMOTE_ADDR"] = $_SERVER["REMOTE_ADDR"];
$C["REQUEST_URI"] = $_SERVER["REQUEST_URI"];
$C["REQUEST_URI"] = preg_replace("/^\/\./", "", $C["REQUEST_URI"]); # Fix for RHEL4
if (preg_match('/^\/myconfig.php$/',$C["REQUEST_URI"]))
{
# Called with http://install.zh.example.com/myconfig.php
# Return SHELL variables and functions
getNetworkSettingsFromIP($C["REMOTE_ADDR"]);
header("Content-Type: text/plain");
foreach (array_keys($C) as $key)
{ printf("%s='%s'\n", $key, $C[$key]);
}
print "\n";
readfile($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . "/scripts/.myfunctions");
}
elseif (preg_match("/^\/([A-Za-z0-9_\.-]+)\/([A-Za-z0-9-]+)/", $C["REQUEST_URI"], $matches))
{
$C["LINUX"] = strtolower($matches[1]);
$C["HOSTNAME"] = strtolower($matches[2]);
$C["HOSTIP"] = gethostbyname($C["HOSTNAME"]);
if ($C["HOSTIP"] == $C["HOSTNAME"])
{ abortWithError("No IP address found for host '$C[HOSTNAME]'");
}
if (!array_key_exists($C["LINUX"], $LINUX_FLAVOURS))
{ abortWithError("Undefined Linux flavour: $C[LINUX]");
}
getNetworkSettingsFromIP($C["HOSTIP"]);
$C["LINUXNAME"] = $LINUX_FLAVOURS[$C["LINUX"]]["name"];
$C["REPOSITORY"] = $LINUX_FLAVOURS[$C["LINUX"]]["repo"];
$C["UPDATES"] = $LINUX_FLAVOURS[$C["LINUX"]]["updates"];
$C["ROOTPW"] = getRootPassword();
$C["TEMPLATE"] = $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . "/" . $LINUX_FLAVOURS[$C["LINUX"]]["config"];;
if (!file_exists($C["TEMPLATE"]))
{ abortWithError("Template $C[TEMPLATE] not found.");
exit(1);
}
header("Content-Type: text/plain");
foreach (file($C["TEMPLATE"]) as $line)
{ print preg_replace('/\$C\[([[:alnum:]]+)\]/e', '$C[$1]', $line);
}
}
else
{
abortWithError("Undefined request method: $C[REQUEST_URI]");
}
?>
Shell Functions .myfunctions
function backupFile()
{ timestamp=`date +"%Y%m%d-%H%M%S"`
for file in $@; do
if [ -f $file ]; then
echo "Backing up $file ..."
cp -f $file $file.$timestamp
fi
done
}
PATH="/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin"
# OS_RELEASE
# -------------
# CentOS release 5.5 (Final)
# Fedora release 14 (Laughlin)
# openSUSE 11.0 (i586)
# openSUSE 11.2 (i586)
# openSUSE 11.3 (i586)
# Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.2 (Tikanga)
# SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (i586)
# SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86_64)
# SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (i586)
# SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64)
# Solaris 10 5/08 s10s_u5wos_10 SPARC
#
if [ -f /etc/SuSE-release ]; then
OS_RELEASE=`head -1 /etc/SuSE-release | sed -re 's/^ +//; s/ +$//'`
elif [ -f /etc/redhat-release ]; then
OS_RELEASE=`head -1 /etc/redhat-release | sed -re 's/^ +//; s/ +$//'`
elif [ -f /etc/release ]; then
OS_RELEASE=`head -1 /etc/release | sed -re 's/^ +//; s/ +$//'`
else
echo "ERROR: Unknown OS release"
test -f /etc/issue && cat /etc/issue
uname -a
exit 1
fi
# SYSTEM_PRODUCT
# --------------
# VMware Virtual Platform
# Precision WorkStation 650
# Precision WorkStation 670
# Precision WorkStation 490
# Precision WorkStation T5400
# Precision WorkStation T5500
# PowerEdge 2650
#
case "$OS_RELEASE" in
SUSE*10*|SUSE*11*|openSUSE*|Red*Hat*5*|CentOS*5*)
SYSTEM_PRODUCT=`dmidecode -s system-product-name | sed -re 's/^ +//; s/ +$//'`
;;
SUSE*9*|Red*Hat*4*)
SYSTEM_PRODUCT=`dmidecode | grep -A6 "System Information" \
| awk -F: '($1~/Product Name/){print $2}' \
| sed -re 's/^ +//; s/ +$//'`
;;
Solaris*)
SYSTEM_PRODUCT=`prtdiag | head -1 | sed 's/^.* Sun/Sun/'`
;;
*)
echo "Don't know how to get SYSTEM_PRODUCT on $OS_RELEASE"
uname -a
exit 1
;;
esac
Autoyast / Kickstart Templates
Kickstart Template for CentOS 5.5
#
# CentOS 5
# Kickstart Configuration for $C[HOSTNAME] ($C[HOSTIP])
#
install
url --url=http://$C[INSTSERVER]/$C[REPOSITORY]
logging --host=$C[LOGSERVER] --port=514 --level=debug
cmdline
reboot --eject
firstboot --disable
# Disk Partitioning
ignoredisk --drives=sdb,sdc,hdb,hdc
bootloader --location=mbr --driveorder=sda
clearpart --all --drives=sda --initlabel
partition /boot --asprimary --fstype=ext3 --label BOOT --size=128
partition swap --asprimary --fstype=swap --label SWAP --recommended
partition / --asprimary --fstype=ext3 --label ROOT --size=4096 --grow
# Language & Keyboard
lang en_US.UTF-8
keyboard us
# Networking
network --bootproto=static --hostname=$C[HOSTNAME] --ip=$C[HOSTIP] \
--netmask=$C[NETMASK] --gateway=$C[GATEWAY] --nameserver="$C[DNSSERVER1],$C[DNSSERVER2]"
timezone --utc $C[TIMEZONE]
# Users & Security Settings
firewall --disabled
authconfig --enableshadow --enablemd5 --enableldap --ldapserver=$C[LDAPSERVER] \
--ldapbasedn="$C[LDAPBASEDN]" --enableldapauth --enableldaptls
rootpw --iscrypted "$C[ROOTPW]"
selinux --disabled
# Graphical Desktop
xconfig --startxonboot
services --enabled nscd,ntpd,autofs
%packages
@admin-tools
@authoring-and-publishing
@base
@base-x
@clustering
@cluster-storage
@core
@development-libs
@development-tools
@dialup
@editors
@emacs
@engineering-and-scientific
@games
@gnome-desktop
@gnome-software-development
@graphical-internet
@graphics
@java-development
@java
@kde-desktop
@kde-software-development
@kvm
@legacy-network-server
@legacy-software-development
@legacy-software-support
@mail-server
@miscallvars
@mysql
@network-server
@office
@printing
@ruby
@server-cfg
@sound-and-video
@sql-server
@system-tools
@text-internet
@web-server
@x-software-development
#end packages
%post
exec < /dev/tty3 > /dev/tty3
chvt 3
echo "################################"
echo "# Running Post Configuration #"
echo "################################"
(
cat >/etc/hosts <<EOF
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
$C[HOSTIP] $C[HOSTNAME].$C[DNSDOMAIN] $C[HOSTNAME]
EOF
# Modify software repositories and update system
sed -e 's/^#baseurl/baseurl/' \
-e 's/^mirrorlist/#mirrorlist/' \
-e 's/mirror.centos.org/$C[INSTSERVER]/' \
-i /etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo
/usr/bin/yum -y update
curl -s http://$C[INSTSERVER]/scripts/setup-dns.sh | bash
curl -s http://$C[INSTSERVER]/scripts/setup-ntp.sh | bash
curl -s http://$C[INSTSERVER]/scripts/setup-ldap.sh | bash
curl -s http://$C[INSTSERVER]/scripts/setup-userfix.sh | bash
) 2>&1 | /usr/bin/tee /root/post_install.log
chvt 1
#end post
AutoYast Template for OpenSUSE 11.3 (i386)
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE profile>
<profile xmlns="http://www.suse.com/1.0/yast2ns" xmlns:config="http://www.suse.com/1.0/configns">
<!--
openSUSE 11.3 i386
AutoYast Configuration for Host $C[HOSTNAME] ($C[HOSTIP])
-->
<info_file>
<![CDATA[
# start_linuxrc_conf
hostip: $C[HOSTIP]
netmask: $C[NETMASK]
gateway: $C[GATEWAY]
nameserver: $C[DNSSERVER1]
domain: $C[DNSDOMAIN]
install: http://$C[INSTSERVER]/$C[REPOSITORY]
autoyast: http://$C[INSTSERVER]/$C[LINUX]/$C[HOSTNAME]
loghost: $C[LOGSERVER]
# end_linuxrc_conf
]]>
</info_file>
<timezone>
<hwclock>UTC</hwclock>
<timezone>$C[TIMEZONE]</timezone>
</timezone>
<keyboard>
<keymap>english-us</keymap>
</keyboard>
<language>en_US</language>
<general>
<mode>
<confirm config:type="boolean">false</confirm>
<forceboot config:type="boolean">false</forceboot>
<second_stage config:type="boolean">true</second_stage>
</mode>
<mouse>
<id>probe</id>
</mouse>
<signature-handling>
<accept_unsigned_file config:type="boolean">true</accept_unsigned_file>
<accept_file_without_checksum config:type="boolean">true</accept_file_without_checksum>
<accept_verification_failed config:type="boolean">true</accept_verification_failed>
<accept_unknown_gpg_key config:type="boolean">true</accept_unknown_gpg_key>
<import_gpg_key config:type="boolean">true</import_gpg_key>
</signature-handling>
</general>
<report>
<messages>
<show config:type="boolean">true</show>
<timeout config:type="integer">30</timeout>
<log config:type="boolean">true</log>
</messages>
<errors>
<show config:type="boolean">true</show>
<timeout config:type="integer">30</timeout>
<log config:type="boolean">true</log>
</errors>
<warnings>
<show config:type="boolean">true</show>
<timeout config:type="integer">30</timeout>
<log config:type="boolean">true</log>
</warnings>
</report>
<partitioning config:type="list">
<drive>
<device>/dev/sda</device>
<use>all</use>
<initialize config:type="boolean">true</initialize>
<partitions config:type="list">
<partition>
<mount>/boot</mount>
<size>128M</size>
<partition_nr config:type="integer">1</partition_nr>
<partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id>
<partition_type>primary</partition_type>
<filesystem config:type="symbol">ext4</filesystem>
<format config:type="boolean">true</format>
</partition>
<partition>
<mount>swap</mount>
<size>4G</size>
<partition_nr config:type="integer">2</partition_nr>
<partition_id config:type="integer">130</partition_id>
<partition_type>primary</partition_type>
<filesystem config:type="symbol">swap</filesystem>
<format config:type="boolean">true</format>
</partition>
<partition>
<mount>/</mount>
<size>max</size>
<partition_nr config:type="integer">3</partition_nr>
<partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id>
<partition_type>primary</partition_type>
<filesystem config:type="symbol">ext4</filesystem>
<format config:type="boolean">true</format>
</partition>
</partitions>
</drive>
</partitioning>
<deploy_image>
<image_installation config:type="boolean">true</image_installation>
</deploy_image>
<software>
<kernel>kernel-desktop</kernel>
<patterns config:type="list">
<pattern>base</pattern>
<pattern>console</pattern>
<pattern>default</pattern>
<pattern>devel_basis</pattern>
<pattern>devel_C_C++</pattern>
<pattern>devel_gnome</pattern>
<pattern>devel_ide</pattern>
<pattern>devel_java</pattern>
<pattern>devel_kde</pattern>
<pattern>devel_kernel</pattern>
<pattern>devel_mono</pattern>
<pattern>devel_perl</pattern>
<pattern>devel_python</pattern>
<pattern>devel_qt4</pattern>
<pattern>devel_rpm_build</pattern>
<pattern>devel_ruby</pattern>
<pattern>devel_tcl</pattern>
<pattern>devel_web</pattern>
<pattern>directory_server</pattern>
<pattern>enhanced_base_opt</pattern>
<pattern>enhanced_base</pattern>
<pattern>file_server</pattern>
<pattern>fonts_opt</pattern>
<pattern>fonts</pattern>
<pattern>games</pattern>
<pattern>gateway_server</pattern>
<pattern>gnome_admin</pattern>
<pattern>gnome_basis_opt</pattern>
<pattern>gnome_basis</pattern>
<pattern>gnome_games</pattern>
<pattern>gnome_ide</pattern>
<pattern>gnome_imaging_opt</pattern>
<pattern>gnome_imaging</pattern>
<pattern>gnome_internet</pattern>
<pattern>gnome_laptop</pattern>
<pattern>gnome_multimedia_opt</pattern>
<pattern>gnome_multimedia</pattern>
<pattern>gnome_office_opt</pattern>
<pattern>gnome_office</pattern>
<pattern>gnome</pattern>
<pattern>gnome_utilities</pattern>
<pattern>gnome_xgl</pattern>
<pattern>gnome_yast</pattern>
<pattern>imaging_opt</pattern>
<pattern>imaging</pattern>
<pattern>kde4_admin</pattern>
<pattern>kde4_basis</pattern>
<pattern>kde4_edutainment</pattern>
<pattern>kde4_games</pattern>
<pattern>kde4_ide</pattern>
<pattern>kde4_imaging</pattern>
<pattern>kde4_internet</pattern>
<pattern>kde4_laptop</pattern>
<pattern>kde4_multimedia</pattern>
<pattern>kde4_office</pattern>
<pattern>kde4</pattern>
<pattern>kde4_utilities_opt</pattern>
<pattern>kde4_utilities</pattern>
<pattern>kde4_xgl</pattern>
<pattern>kde4_yast</pattern>
<pattern>kde</pattern>
<pattern>lamp_server</pattern>
<pattern>laptop</pattern>
<pattern>lxde_laptop</pattern>
<pattern>lxde_office</pattern>
<pattern>lxde</pattern>
<pattern>mail_server</pattern>
<pattern>misc_server</pattern>
<pattern>multimedia_opt</pattern>
<pattern>multimedia</pattern>
<pattern>network_admin</pattern>
<pattern>office_opt</pattern>
<pattern>office</pattern>
<pattern>print_server</pattern>
<pattern>remote_desktop</pattern>
<pattern>sw_management_gnome</pattern>
<pattern>sw_management_kde4</pattern>
<pattern>sw_management</pattern>
<pattern>tabletpc</pattern>
<pattern>technical_writing</pattern>
<pattern>x11_opt</pattern>
<pattern>x11</pattern>
<pattern>xfce_office</pattern>
<pattern>xfce</pattern>
<pattern>xgl</pattern>
<pattern>yast2_basis</pattern>
<pattern>yast2_install_wf</pattern>
</patterns>
<packages config:type="list">
<package>acroread</package>
<package>cabextract</package>
<package>gv</package>
<package>gvim</package>
<package>mutt</package>
<package>rsh</package>
<package>unison</package>
<package>quota</package>
<package>wireshark</package>
<package>xemacs</package>
<package>MozillaFirefox</package>
<package>MozillaThunderbird</package>
<package>pam_ldap</package>
<package>nss_ldap</package>
<package>x11-video-nvidiaG02</package>
<package>nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-desktop</package>
<package>libstdc++33</package>
<package>libexpat0</package>
<package>vlc</package>
</packages>
<remove-packages config:type="list">
<package>kernel-default</package>
<package>kernel-xen</package>
<package>pullin-flash-player</package>
<package>pullin-fluendo-mp3</package>
<package>pullin-msttf-fonts</package>
<package>xorg-x11-driver-video-nouveau</package>
</remove-packages>
</software>
<add-on>
<add_on_products config:type="list">
<listentry>
<media_url>http://$C[INSTSERVER]/opensuse/distribution/11.3/repo/non-oss</media_url>
<product>$C[LINUXNAME] NonOSS Add on</product>
<product_dir>/</product_dir>
<ask_on_error config:type="boolean">false</ask_on_error>
<name>$C[LINUXNAME] NonOSS addon</name>
</listentry>
<listentry>
<media_url>http://$C[INSTSERVER]/$C[UPDATES]</media_url>
<product>$C[LINUXNAME] Updates</product>
<product_dir>/</product_dir>
<ask_on_error config:type="boolean">false</ask_on_error>
<name>$C[LINUXNAME] Updates</name>
</listentry>
<listentry>
<media_url>http://$C[INSTSERVER]/addons/download.nvidia.com/opensuse/11.3</media_url>
<product>NVIDIA Drivers for $C[LINUXNAME]</product>
<product_dir>/</product_dir>
<ask_on_error config:type="boolean">false</ask_on_error>
<name>NVIDIA Drivers for $C[LINUXNAME]</name>
</listentry>
<listentry>
<media_url>http://$C[INSTSERVER]/addons/download.videolan.org/vlc/SuSE/11.3</media_url>
<product>VLC</product>
<product_dir>/</product_dir>
<ask_on_error config:type="boolean">false</ask_on_error>
<name>VideoLAN for $C[LINUXNAME]</name>
</listentry>
</add_on_products>
</add-on>
<sound>
<autoinstall config:type="boolean">true</autoinstall>
<configure_detected config:type="boolean">true</configure_detected>
</sound>
<firewall>
<start_firewall config:type="boolean">false</start_firewall>
</firewall>
<networking>
<managed config:type="boolean">false</managed>
<dns>
<domain>$C[DNSDOMAIN]</domain>
<hostname>$C[HOSTNAME]</hostname>
<nameservers config:type="list">
<nameserver>$C[DNSSERVER1]</nameserver>
<nameserver>$C[DNSSERVER2]</nameserver>
</nameservers>
<searchlist config:type="list">
<search>$C[DNSDOMAIN]</search>
<search>$C[DNSSEARCH1]</search>
<search>$C[DNSSEARCH2]</search>
<search>$C[DNSSEARCH3]</search>
<search>$C[DNSSEARCH4]</search>
</searchlist>
</dns>
<interfaces config:type="list">
<interface>
<bootproto>static</bootproto>
<device>eth0</device>
<startmode>onboot</startmode>
<ipaddr>$C[HOSTIP]</ipaddr>
<netmask>$C[NETMASK]</netmask>
<usercontrol>no</usercontrol>
</interface>
</interfaces>
<routing>
<ip_forward config:type="boolean">false</ip_forward>
<routes config:type="list">
<route>
<destination>default</destination>
<device>-</device>
<gateway>$C[GATEWAY]</gateway>
<netmask>-</netmask>
</route>
</routes>
</routing>
</networking>
<host>
<hosts config:type="list">
<hosts_entry>
<host_address>127.0.0.1</host_address>
<names config:type="list">
<name>localhost.localdomain localhost</name>
</names>
</hosts_entry>
<hosts_entry>
<host_address>$C[HOSTIP]</host_address>
<names config:type="list">
<name>$C[HOSTNAME].$C[DNSDOMAIN] $C[HOSTNAME]</name>
</names>
</hosts_entry>
</hosts>
</host>
<mail>
<aliases config:type="list">
<alias>
<alias>root</alias>
<destinations>root@example.com</destinations>
</alias>
</aliases>
<connection_type config:type="symbol">permanent</connection_type>
<from_header>$C[SMTPDOMAIN]</from_header>
<listen_remote config:type="boolean">false</listen_remote>
<mta config:type="symbol">postfix</mta>
<outgoing_mail_server>$C[SMTPSERVER]</outgoing_mail_server>
<postfix_mda config:type="symbol">local</postfix_mda>
<use_amavis config:type="boolean">false</use_amavis>
</mail>
<ldap>
<base_config_dn>ou=ldapconfig,$C[LDAPBASEDN]</base_config_dn>
<bind_dn>cn=proxyagent,ou=special_users,$C[LDAPBASEDN]</bind_dn>
<create_ldap config:type="boolean">false</create_ldap>
<file_server config:type="boolean">false</file_server>
<ldap_domain>$C[LDAPBASEDN]</ldap_domain>
<ldap_server>$C[LDAPSERVER]</ldap_server>
<ldap_tls config:type="boolean">true</ldap_tls>
<ldap_v2 config:type="boolean">false</ldap_v2>
<login_enabled config:type="boolean">true</login_enabled>
<member_attribute></member_attribute>
<nss_base_group>ou=group,$C[LDAPBASEDN]</nss_base_group>
<nss_base_passwd>ou=people,$C[LDAPBASEDN]</nss_base_passwd>
<nss_base_shadow>ou=people,$C[LDAPBASEDN]</nss_base_shadow>
<pam_password>crypt</pam_password>
<start_autofs config:type="boolean">true</start_autofs>
<start_ldap config:type="boolean">true</start_ldap>
</ldap>
<ntp-client>
<ntp_policy>auto</ntp_policy>
<peers config:type="list">
<peer>
<address>$C[NTPSERVER]</address>
<options>iburst</options>
<type>server</type>
</peer>
</peers>
<start_at_boot config:type="boolean">true</start_at_boot>
<start_in_chroot config:type="boolean">false</start_in_chroot>
</ntp-client>
<runlevel>
<default>5</default>
<services config:type="list">
<service> <service_name>autofs</service_name> <service_start>3 5</service_start> </service>
<service> <service_name>cups</service_name> <service_start>3 5</service_start> </service>
<service> <service_name>network</service_name> <service_start>3 5</service_start> </service>
<service> <service_name>nfs</service_name> <service_start>3 5</service_start> </service>
<service> <service_name>ntp</service_name> <service_start>3 5</service_start> </service>
<service> <service_name>postfix</service_name> <service_start>3 5</service_start> </service>
<service> <service_name>sshd</service_name> <service_start>3 5</service_start> </service>
</services>
</runlevel>
<samba-client>
<global>
<winbind config:type="boolean">false</winbind>
<workgroup>EXAMPLE</workgroup>
</global>
</samba-client>
<security>
<console_shutdown>ignore</console_shutdown>
<cracklib_dict_path>/usr/lib/cracklib_dict</cracklib_dict_path>
<cwd_in_root_path>no</cwd_in_root_path>
<cwd_in_user_path>no</cwd_in_user_path>
<displaymanager_remote_access>yes</displaymanager_remote_access>
<enable_sysrq>no</enable_sysrq>
<fail_delay>6</fail_delay>
<faillog_enab>yes</faillog_enab>
<gid_max>60000</gid_max>
<gid_min>500</gid_min>
<kdm_shutdown>root</kdm_shutdown>
<lastlog_enab>yes</lastlog_enab>
<obscure_checks_enab>no</obscure_checks_enab>
<encryption>md5</encryption>
<pass_max_days>99999</pass_max_days>
<pass_max_len>32</pass_max_len>
<pass_min_days>1</pass_min_days>
<pass_min_len>5</pass_min_len>
<pass_warn_age>14</pass_warn_age>
<passwd_encryption>md5</passwd_encryption>
<passwd_use_cracklib>yes</passwd_use_cracklib>
<permission_security>easy</permission_security>
<run_updatedb_as>nobody</run_updatedb_as>
<uid_max>999</uid_max>
<uid_min>500</uid_min>
</security>
<sysconfig config:type="list">
<sysconfig_entry>
<sysconfig_path>/etc/sysconfig/cron</sysconfig_path>
<sysconfig_key>CLEAR_TMP_DIRS_AT_BOOTUP</sysconfig_key>
<sysconfig_value>yes</sysconfig_value>
</sysconfig_entry>
<sysconfig_entry>
<sysconfig_path>/etc/sysconfig/boot</sysconfig_path>
<sysconfig_key>RUN_PARALLEL</sysconfig_key>
<sysconfig_value>yes</sysconfig_value>
</sysconfig_entry>
<sysconfig_entry>
<sysconfig_path>/etc/sysconfig/displaymanager</sysconfig_path>
<sysconfig_key>DISPLAYMANAGER_XSERVER_TCP_PORT_6000_OPEN</sysconfig_key>
<sysconfig_value>yes</sysconfig_value>
</sysconfig_entry>
</sysconfig>
<users config:type="list">
<user>
<username>root</username>
<user_password>$C[ROOTPW]</user_password>
<encrypted config:type="boolean">true</encrypted>
<fullname>$C[HOSTNAME] Super-User</fullname>
</user>
</users>
<scripts>
<post-scripts config:type="list">
<script>
<filename>setup-userfix.sh</filename>
<network_needed config:type="boolean">true</network_needed>
<notification>Change local numerical UID/GID that conflict with entries in LDAP</notification>
<location>http://$C[INSTSERVER]/scripts/setup-userfix.sh</location>
</script>
<script>
<filename>setup-dns.sh</filename>
<network_needed config:type="boolean">true</network_needed>
<notification>Post install: Change DNS Settings</notification>
<location>http://$C[INSTSERVER]/scripts/setup-dns.sh</location>
</script>
<script>
<filename>setup-sudo.sh</filename>
<network_needed config:type="boolean">true</network_needed>
<notification>Post install: Change SUDO Settings</notification>
<location>http://$C[INSTSERVER]/scripts/setup-sudo.sh</location>
</script>
<script>
<filename>setup-videodriver.sh</filename>
<network_needed config:type="boolean">true</network_needed>
<notification>Post install: Video Driver Settings</notification>
<location>http://$C[INSTSERVER]/scripts/setup-videodriver.sh</location>
</script>
<script>
<filename>setup-x11.sh</filename>
<network_needed config:type="boolean">true</network_needed>
<notification>Post install: Change X11 Settings</notification>
<location>http://$C[INSTSERVER]/scripts/setup-x11.sh</location>
</script>
<script>
<filename>setup-misc.sh</filename>
<network_needed config:type="boolean">true</network_needed>
<notification>Post install: Change Misc Settings</notification>
<location>http://$C[INSTSERVER]/scripts/setup-misc.sh</location>
</script>
</post-scripts>
<init-scripts config:type="list">
<script>
<filename>i01_setup-ntp.sh</filename>
<location>http://$C[INSTSERVER]/scripts/setup-ntp.sh</location>
</script>
<script>
<filename>i02_setup-ldap.sh</filename>
<location>http://$C[INSTSERVER]/scripts/setup-ldap.sh</location>
</script>
<script>
<filename>i02_setup-printer.sh</filename>
<location>http://$C[INSTSERVER]/scripts/setup-printer.sh</location>
</script>
<script>
<filename>i03_setup-vmware.sh</filename>
<location>http://$C[INSTSERVER]/scripts/setup-vmware.sh</location>
</script>
<script>
<filename>i04_setup-nx.sh</filename>
<location>http://$C[INSTSERVER]/scripts/setup-nx.sh</location>
</script>
<script>
<filename>i05_setup-fonts.sh</filename>
<location>http://$C[INSTSERVER]/scripts/setup-fonts.sh</location>
</script>
<script>
<filename>i06_setup-grub.sh</filename>
<location>http://$C[INSTSERVER]/scripts/setup-grub.sh</location>
</script>
</init-scripts>
</scripts>
</profile>
Post-Install Scripts
An example for a post install script which gets the network settings with curl from the PHP script on the installation server.
setup-dns.sh
#!/bin/bash PATH="/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin" unset http_proxy https_proxy ftp_proxy no_proxy unset HTTP_PROXY HTTPS_PROXY FTP_PROXY NO_PROXY echo "###############################################################################" echo "# Setup DNS Resover #" echo "###############################################################################" curl -q -s -o /var/tmp/.myconfig http://install.example.com/myconfig.php source /var/tmp/.myconfig || exit 1 backupFile /etc/nsswitch.conf backupFile /etc/resolv.conf sed -i -r -e 's/^hosts:.*/hosts: files dns/' /etc/nsswitch.conf cat >/etc/resolv.conf <<EOF nameserver $DNSSERVER1 nameserver $DNSSERVER2 domain $DNSDOMAIN search $DNSDOMAIN $DNSSEARCH1 $DNSSEARCH2 $DNSSEARCH3 $DNSSEARCH4 options ndots:1 options rotate EOF