Date: Mon, 02 Sep 2002 15:28:05 +0200 From: Jimmy Lantz <jimmy.lantz@lusidor.com> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Self-installing restore CD Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20020902152723.02837a88@mail.lusidor.com> In-Reply-To: <3D73669B.4050201@potentialtech.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0209020605070.14947-100000@wonkity.com>
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Checkout LIVECD project. http://livecd.sourceforge.net / Jimmy At 09:24 2002-09-02 -0400, Bill Moran wrote: >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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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