Re: Rebuilding minimal install iso RHEL 4 (U1)

["Stephen J. Smoogen" <smooge gmail com>]

On 10/5/05, Michael Stiller <ms 2scale net> wrote:
> Thanks to all for the suggestions so far.
>
> I guess i will go with the network install option even due to
> local issues i will need at least 3 installation servers now instead
> of one CD image. Which i actually need too cause not all machines
> can do a PXE boot.
>
> Special thanks to Joshua for attaching his tiny.cfg kickstart config
> file. I already had the installation trimmed to 218 packages utilizing
> attached kickstart config file.
>
> Sorry Ed for using "unpolite" words but if you want to install a
> really minimal *server* e.g. for web servicing you actually don't need
> packages like (stupid highlights include:)
>         pcmcia-cs
>         the bluez stuff
>         irda utilities
>         isdn4k utilities
>         cups
>         an lha compressor (!),
>         4 differend shells (ash, bash, tcsh, pdksh)
>         dialup networking stuff like ppp, mgetty, minicom, lszrz,
>                 set- and statserial
>         pax, nano, wireless-tools

About the only ones I can see that need to be there are:
ash I think for mkinit
bash for shell
tcsh for certain BSD apps.
setserial/statserial and mgetty are needed on a headless server.

In the middle road is pinfo for info pages, psacct, quota, and
pam_passwdqc which I use for security.

The rest I normally remove from a server because they are security problems.

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Stephen J Smoogen.
CSIRT/Linux System Administrator