I'm trying to do a kickstart install of a vm over the network from an Apache server on a Sl-6 box. The problem is that when the install starts I get prompted for configuration input just the same as when I install the OS from DVD and this starts with the language selection window. I have successfully installed 2 vm's in this manner just to see where it takes me, but my intention is to do "fully automated installs" over the network with absolutely no user input. I have been starting the installs using Virtual Machine Manager. Wondering if using the command line would change things but am unsure how to do that. Any suggestions. Thanks, CB

Hi,

please post your kickstart file and the auto generated /root/anaconda-ks.cfg on your install client.

Evo2.

anaconda.

#version=DEVEL
install
url --url http://192.168.1.2/inst
lang en_US.UTF-8
keyboard us
network --onboot yes --device eth0 --bootproto dhcp --noipv6
rootpw --iscrypted $6$.k2A6Fv6E1w2OpFD$xgE02UgtiexT8padY1pgOuhdSHugLesTOgqIlp7foMGH0EGeCMkKugvf3uZBOmDboVngRE1HgX4daHJP hl7sM/
firewall --service=ssh
authconfig --enableshadow --passalgo=sha512
selinux --enforcing
timezone --utc America/New_York
bootloader --location=mbr --driveorder=vda --append="crashkernel=auto rhgb quiet"
# The following is the partition information you requested
# Note that any partitions you deleted are not expressed
# here so unless you clear all partitions first, this is
# not guaranteed to work
clearpart --all --drives=vda
volgroup VolGroup --pesize=4096 pv.253002
logvol /home --fstype=ext4 --name=LogVol02 --vgname=VolGroup --size=4048
logvol / --fstype=ext4 --name=lv_root --vgname=VolGroup --size=11896
logvol swap --name=lv_swap --vgname=VolGroup --size=4032


part /boot --fstype=ext4 --size=500
part pv.253002 --grow --size=1

repo --name="Scientific Linux" --baseurl=http://192.168.1.2/inst --cost=100

shutdown
firstboot --disabled

%packages
@base
@client-mgmt-tools
@console-internet
@core
@debugging
@basic-desktop
@directory-client
@fonts
@general-desktop
@graphical-admin-tools
@hardware-monitoring
@internet-browser
@java-platform
@large-systems
@legacy-unix
@network-file-system-client
@network-tools
@performance
@perl-runtime
@scalable-file-systems
@server-platform
@system-admin-tools
@x11
@repos
mtools
pax
oddjob
wodim
squashfs-tools
sgpio
genisoimage
device-mapper-persistent-data
tigervnc-server
samba-winbind
certmonger
pam_krb5
krb5-workstation
vim-X11
system-config-lvm
system-config-kickstart
wireshark-gnome
tcp_wrappers
arpwatch
stunnel
NetworkManager-openswan
wireshark
nmap
arptables_jf
perl-DBD-SQLite
symlinks
mc
tree
scrub
epel-release
atrpms-repo
rpmforge-release
elrepo-release
-words
%end