From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 21 21:34:13 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F2167106566C for ; Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:34:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sseekamp@risei.net) Received: from mho-01-ewr.mailhop.org (mho-01-ewr.mailhop.org [204.13.248.71]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C7D3A8FC13 for ; Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:34:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sseekamp@risei.net) Received: from [63.150.175.5] (helo=[172.17.50.116]) by mho-01-ewr.mailhop.org with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1LwMna-000GkM-OG for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:42:34 +0000 X-Mail-Handler: MailHop Outbound by DynDNS X-Originating-IP: 63.150.175.5 X-Report-Abuse-To: abuse@dyndns.com (see http://www.dyndns.com/services/mailhop/outbound_abuse.html for abuse reporting information) X-MHO-User: U2FsdGVkX1+MeHfMgkIASTKl1zh9amirAr6ycxciBnM= Message-Id: From: Scott Seekamp To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v930.4) Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:42:32 -0600 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.930.4) Subject: Customized Remote Install X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: complists@risei.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:34:14 -0000 I've done a lot of searching and maybe this capability doesn't exist, but I am looking to do this: I am at my company's HQ, we have a new field office that I am setting up a FreeBSD server. The technical knowledge at the site windows only, so I basically have someone I can have put a CD in a drive and power a machine on. My problem is that the default install of FreeBSD has password authentication turned off, and root SSH disabled. Being a small office, they don't have a IP KVM or some way for me to get to the box to configure it. My hope was that I could make an automated install CD/DVD that configured all the options I want AND change some base config files so I can actually get to the box (or install an SSH key). I know I can do the scripted sysinstall, but from what I could find I would need a floppy or additional CD to put the answer file on. I'm open to other options if someone has gone down this road before! Thanks! Scott Seekamp