[Server-devel] Firstboot modules

[Martin Langhoff]

Hi SgtPepper,

I am with mixed feelings about firstboot scripts.

One one hand, some kickstart %post stuff can be done much better in a
non-interactive firstboot script.

On the other hand, I would like to avoid interactive firstboot
scripts. Many XSs are headless, and I keep pushing deployments towards
headless XSs. The best rugged/embedded HW out there for XS is
headless.

Are you open to a combination of

 - non-interactive stuff in firstboot scripts

 - interactive stuff configurable via Moodle "admin" pages, which
write to files monitored by incrond,  which in turn invokes privileged
scripts...

cheers,


martin


On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 6:44 PM, SgtPepper <ncorrare at gmail.com> wrote:
> To simplify the setup of the XS, I was thinking on creating some custom
> firstboot modules, for some common setup operations such as:
>
> 1 - Network Configuration (Internet Side: DHCP/Statip IP/PPPoE)
> 2- A domain_config wrapper
> 3- Squid (ON or OFF)
> 4- Show Moodle admin password
> 5- Finish Screen
>
> Any suggestions on any more things to add?
>
>
> PS: Once I finish the rpm, where do I push it?
>
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