Installation guide

Omitting any required item results in the installation program prompting the user for an answer to
the related item, just as the user would be prompted during a typical installation. Once the answer
is given, the installation continues unattended (unless it finds another missing item).
Lines starting with a pound (also known as hash) sign (#) are treated as comments and are
ignored.
For kickstart upgrades, the following items are required:
Language
Installation method
Device specification (if device is needed to perform the installation)
Keyboard setup
The upgrade keyword
Boot loader configuration
If any other items are specified for an upgrade, those items are ignored (note that this includes
package selection).
31.4. Kickst art Opt ions
The following options can be placed in a kickstart file. If you prefer to use a graphical interface for
creating your kickstart file, use the Kickst art Co n f ig u rat o r application. Refer to Chapter 32,
Kickstart Configurator for details.
Note
If the option is followed by an equals mark (=), a value must be specified after it. In the example
commands, options in brackets ([]) are optional arguments for the command.
autopart ( o p t io n al)
Automatically create partitions — 1 GB or more root (/) partition, a swap partition, and an
appropriate boot partition for the architecture. One or more of the default partition sizes can
be redefined with the part directive.
--encrypted — Should all devices with support be encrypted by default? This is
equivalent to checking the Encrypt checkbox on the initial partitioning screen.
--passphrase= — Provide a default system-wide passphrase for all encrypted
devices.
ignoredisk ( op t io n al)
Causes the installer to ignore the specified disks. If the target system contains read-only
devices, they must be specified with ignoredisk or the installation will stop and prompt for
whether it should ignore the device.
ignoredisk is useful if you use autopartition and want to be sure that some disks are
ignored. For example, without ignoredisk, attempting to deploy on a SAN-cluster the
kickstart would fail, as the installer detects passive paths to the SAN that return no partition
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