PXEboot / NFS install and rebooting.

[Christopher A. Williams]

On Mon, 2004-11-22 at 22:40 -0500, Harry Hoffman wrote:
> Hi Neil
> 
> run a quick perl script on the messages file to remove/change the 
> symlink in /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg (or wherever you put it) when the 
> system have booted via tftp
> 
> something like:
> 
> ln -sf /tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg/C0A80201 default
> 
> where default is a localboot.
> 
> HTH,
> Harry
> 
> PS -> if you need an actual script write me. I've already got all of 
> this setup
> > On Monday 22 November 2004 18:45, Neil Marjoram wrote:
> > 
> >>I am using PXEboot and NFS to install systems which all works very well.
> >>
> >>I would like to do full automated installs, and I have a little niggle -
> >>if I set the reboot option in the kickstart config, the server will of
> >>course reboot and the end of the install, and start all over again.
> >>
> >>Does anyone know of a way I can set something to stop the install
> >>starting again after the first one is completed ? I know I'm being
> >>really lazy and should start up the box and change the config, but
> >>sometimes this just doesn't happen!

I have set this up for another client and, even after rebooting, the
default PXE boot menu stops to allow booting from the local disk. It
should be option 0 (zero). You can always stop the system from re-
installing at that point.

Cheers,

Chris

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