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      robertkwild
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      ok @george1421 so i put it under the http dir

      /var/www/html/fog/centos7.ks.cfg

      but ${fog-ip} means the above doesnt it?

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        george1421 Moderator @robertkwild
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        @robertkwild said in centos 7 kickstart - were to put ks file:

        but ${fog-ip} means the above doesnt it?

        that is only the IP address that represents the fog server. This is filled in automatically by the FOG boot.php code.

        I would not place your file in the fog directory directly, but up one level in the docroot of the web server.

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          robertkwild
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          should i chown it apache:apache?

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            george1421 Moderator @robertkwild
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            @robertkwild You can change it if you want. It should work as long as world has read access. You can test by a second computer, just open a browser and connect to the FOG ip address and then the name of the file to see if you can download it with a browser.

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              robertkwild
              last edited by

              thanks @george1421 i can access the kickstart script via the web gui so all is good

              i can view it but i cant download it

              if i go here

              https://fog-ip/ks.cfg

              i can view it on the web

              but if i go here

              https://fog-ip/

              it re directs me to the fog dashboard, ie

              https://fog-ip//fog/management/index.php?node=home

              i was hoping it would list the dir listing of apache and when i click the file i could download it

              maybe i need to make a dir and put the file in the dir and then i can download it

              many thanks,
              rob

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                george1421 Moderator @robertkwild
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                @robertkwild If you can access the file via a web browser then you should be pretty confident that the centos linux kernel can get it when its time. As for directory browsing of the apache docroot that is turned off. The redirect asking for no specific file and then being redirected to the fog web ui is by design. You would need to do some changing in the web configuration if you wanted to do that. I would advise against changing the web configuration in apache because it may stop fog from operating.

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                  robertkwild
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                  @george1421 im getting closer, ive tried all different variants but this is the best one, this one actually tries to load the “kickstart” file

                  kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/centos/7/vmlinuz ks=http://${fog-ip}/listing/ks.cfg
                  initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/centos/7/initrd.img
                  boot || goto MENU

                  but this is the error i get when trying it out

                  ks.JPG

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                    robertkwild
                    last edited by

                    changed it like so and so far so good, will let you know the outcome, big shout out to @george1421

                    kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/centos/7/vmlinuz ks=nfs:${fog-ip}:/images/os/centos/7/ks.cfg
                    initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/centos/7/initrd.img
                    boot || goto MENU

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                      george1421 Moderator @robertkwild
                      last edited by george1421

                      @robertkwild Again I would confirm if you can download the config file via a browser first. If you can and you are on the same subnet as the pxe booting computer then the problem is elsewhere. I see you’ve taken the minimalist approach to the kernel args. If that’s kind of working for you, I think I might just tack a few on for good measure since some kernels get cranky without the initrd line.

                      Using your ipxe menu config.

                      kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/centos/7/vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img ip=dhcp ks=http://${fog-ip}/listing/ks.cfg
                      initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/centos/7/initrd.img
                      boot || goto MENU
                      

                      And since we don’t know if it can’t pull the config file because of the http server or the client lets add in ip=dhcp for good measure.

                      FWIW imgargs command should do the same thing as appending the values after the kernel call, but I’ve seen some kernels not accept the imgargs line but take the kernel parameters the way you have presented them.

                      EDIT: I just noticed the certificate error. Your fog server is running configured under https:// but your curl call is using http:// This might also cause the error. Its not clear if all you need to do is change the kernel call to the ks file to https or have to do something different because fog is using a privately created certificate for https.

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                        makswojciech
                        last edited by

                        Hey,
                        Recently I have been doing exactly same think as you are doing now and in my case worked:
                        kernel tftp://${fog-ip}/os/centos/7/vmlinuz
                        initrd tftp://${fog-ip}/os/centos/7/initrd.img
                        imgargs vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img root=live:nfs://${fog-ip}:/images/os/centos/7/LiveOS/squashfs.img ip=dhcp inst.repo=nfs:${fog-ip}:/images/os/centos/7 inst.ks=nfs:${fog-ip}:/images/dev/ks.cfg splash quiet
                        boot || goto MENU

                        Note, that in my case I had to have kickstart file located in /images/dev.

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                          robertkwild
                          last edited by

                          ive tested it and all works perfect!!!

                          heres my kickstart script

                          #platform=x86, AMD64, or Intel EM64T
                          #version=DEVEL
                          # Install OS instead of upgrade
                          install
                          # Keyboard layouts
                          keyboard 'uk'
                          # Root password
                          rootpw --iscrypted
                          # System language
                          lang en_GB
                          # System authorization information
                          auth  --useshadow  --passalgo=sha512
                          # Use text mode install
                          text
                          # SELinux configuration
                          selinux --disabled
                          # Do not configure the X Window System
                          skipx
                          
                          # Use NFS installation media
                          nfs --server=10.110.10.60 --dir=/images/os/centos/7
                          
                          # Firewall configuration
                          firewall --disabled
                          # Network information
                          network  --bootproto=dhcp --device=eth0
                          # Reboot after installation
                          reboot
                          # System timezone
                          timezone Europe/London
                          # System bootloader configuration
                          bootloader --location=mbr
                          # Clear the Master Boot Record
                          zerombr
                          # Partition clearing information
                          clearpart --drives=sda --all --initlabel
                          #Create Partitions automatically
                          autopart --type=lvm
                          
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                            robertkwild @george1421
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                            @george1421 thanks george about this, i will edit my syntax and get back to you about this

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                              robertkwild
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                              my dir listing works but when i click the kickstart file, it doesnt ask me to download it, where as it should instead of just viewing me the contents of it

                              is it ok to add this line in my httpd.conf as i know @george1421 advised against it

                              <Directory /var/www/html/listing>
                              Options +Indexes
                              </Directory>

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