Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2002 09:24:43 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Self-installing restore CD Message-ID: <3D73669B.4050201@potentialtech.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0209020605070.14947-100000@wonkity.com>
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Warren Block wrote: > As a backup method for several small FreeBSD servers, I'm considering > having the system write a bootable CDR. If the system was booted from > the CDR, it would reinstall the same setup, making it possible to > rebuild one of these servers from scratch within a few minutes. (I > don't really want to *run* off the CDR a la LiveCD, as small > customizations happen from time to time.) > > Can anyone offer pointers on creating a hands-off install like this? How hands-off do you want? You could put a script on the CD that runs through all the install steps and all you'd have to do is log in and start the script. If you want totally automated, you'll have to replace init in the same way that sysinstall does. The source code for sysinstall would be useful as a guide. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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