Installation guide

Chapter 1. Kickstart Installations 19

1.4.1. autostep

autostep (optional)

Similar to interactive except it goes to the next screen for you. It is used mostly for

debugging.

1.4.2. auth

auth or authconfig (required)

Sets up the authentication options for the system. It’s similar to the authconfig com-

mand, which can be run after the install. By default, passwords are normally encrypted

and are not shadowed.

--enablemd5

Use md5 encryption for user passwords.

--enablenis

Turns on NIS support. By default, --enablenis uses whatever domain it ﬁnds on

the network. A domain should almost always be set by hand (via --nisdomain).

--nisdomain

NIS domain name to use for NIS services.

--nisserver

Server to use for NIS services (broadcasts by default).

--useshadow or --enableshadow

Use shadow passwords.

--enableldap

Turns on LDAP support in /etc/nsswitch.conf, allowing your system to retrieve

information about users (UIDs, home directories, shells, etc.) from an LDAP direc-

tory. To use this option, you must have the nss_ldap package installed. You must

also specify a server and a base DN with --ldapserver= and --ldapbasedn=.

--enableldapauth

Use LDAP as an authentication method. This enables the pam_ldap module for au-

thentication and changing passwords, using an LDAP directory. To use this option,

you must have the nss_ldap package installed. You must also specify a server and

a base DN with --ldapserver= and --ldapbasedn=.

--ldapserver=

If you speciﬁed either --enableldap or --enableldapauth, the name of the LDAP

server to use. This option is set in the /etc/ldap.conf ﬁle.

--ldapbasedn=

If you speciﬁed either --enableldap or --enableldapauth, the DN (distinguished

name) in your LDAP directory tree under which user information is stored. This

option is set in the /etc/ldap.conf ﬁle.