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author | Chris Lumens <clumens@redhat.com> | 2006-12-04 22:05:25 +0000 |
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committer | Chris Lumens <clumens@redhat.com> | 2006-12-04 22:05:25 +0000 |
commit | 67fbd0a73e4049845119f338f4c9d6e9071e6f2f (patch) | |
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Describe nokill option (#218412).
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diff --git a/docs/command-line.txt b/docs/command-line.txt index ef477faf2..2b16c5b19 100644 --- a/docs/command-line.txt +++ b/docs/command-line.txt @@ -1,87 +1,50 @@ -8-15-2005 ---------- +12-04-2006 +---------- Boot time command args: ----------------------- -expert Turns on special features: - - allows partitioning of removable media - - prompts for driver disk - -noshell Do not put a shell on tty2 during install. - -lowres Force GUI installer to run at 640x480. - -resolution=<mode> Run installer in mode specified, '1024x768' for example. - -nousb Do not load USB support (helps if install hangs - early sometimes). - -nofb Do not load the VGA16 framebuffer required for doing - text-mode installation in some languages - -nofirewire Do not load support for firewire devices - askmethod Do not automatically use the CD-ROM as the install source if we detect a Red Hat Linux CD in your CD-ROM drive. -nousbstorage Do not load usbstorage module in loader. May help with - device ordering on SCSI systems. - -noparport Do not attempt to load support for parallel ports +dd Use a driver disk. -noprobe Do not attempt to detect hw, prompts user instead. +dhcpclass=<class> Sends a custom DHCP vendor class identifier. ISC's dhcpcd can + inspect this value using "option vendor-class-identifier". -nonet Do not auto-probe network devices +dns=<dns> Comma separated list of nameservers to use for a network + installation. -nostorage Do not auto-probe storage devices (SCSI, IDE, RAID) +driverdisk Same as 'dd'. -nopcmcia Ignore PCMCIA controller in system. +expert Turns on special features: + - allows partitioning of removable media + - prompts for driver disk + +gateway=<gw> Gateway to use for a network installation. graphical Force graphical install. Required to have ftp/http use GUI. -text Force text mode install. - -vnc Enable vnc-based installation. You will need to connect - to the machine using a vnc client application. - -vncpassword=<password> Enable a password for the vnc connection. This will - prevent someone from inadvertantly connecting to the - vnc-based installation. - - Requires 'vnc' option to be specified as well. - -vncconnect=<host>[:<port>] Once installation is up and running, connect to - the vnc client named <host>, and optionally use port <port>. - - Requires 'vnc' option to be specified as well. - -updates Prompt for floppy containing updates (bug fixes). - -updates=ftp://<path> Image containing updates over FTP. - -updates=http://<path> Image containing updates over HTTP. - isa Prompt user for ISA devices configuration. -dd Use a driver disk. +ip=<ip> IP to use for a network installation, use 'dhcp' for DHCP. -driverdisk Same as 'dd'. +keymap=<keymap> Keyboard layout to use. Valid values are those which can be + used for the 'keyboard' kickstart command. -mediacheck Activates loader code to give user option of testing integrity - of install source (if an ISO-based method). +ks Kickstart over NFS. -rescue Run rescue environment. +ks=cdrom: Kickstart from CDROM -nomount Don't automatically mount any installed Linux partitions - in rescue mode. +ks=file:<path> Kickstart from a file (path = 'fd0/ks.cfg') -nopass Don't pass keyboard/mouse info to stage 2 installer, good for - testing keyboard and mouse config screens in stage2 installer - during network installs. +ks=ftp://<path> Kickstart from FTP. +ks=hd:<dev> Kickstart via harddrive (dev = 'hda1', for example) -serial Turns on serial console support. +ks=http://<path> Kickstart from HTTP. + +ks=nfs(:options):<path> Kickstart from NFS. NFS mount options are optional. ksdevice Takes one of 4 types of argument which tells install what network device to use for kickstart from network: @@ -97,78 +60,103 @@ ksdevice Takes one of 4 types of argument which tells install automagically supplied by pxelinux when you include the option `IPAPPEND 2' in your pxelinux.cfg file -ks Kickstart over NFS. +kssendmac Adds HTTP headers to ks=http:// request that can be helpful + for provisioning systems. Includes MAC address of all + nics in CGI environment variables of the form: + "X-RHN-Provisioning-MAC-0: eth0 01:23:45:67:89:ab". -ks=cdrom: Kickstart from CDROM +lang=<lang> Language to use for the installation. This should be a + language which is valid to be used with the 'lang' kickstart + command. -ks=nfs(:options):<path> Kickstart from NFS. NFS mount options are optional. +loglevel=<level> Set the minimum level required for messages to be + logged. Values for <level> are debug, info, warning, + error, and critical. The default value is info. -ks=<url> Kickstart via HTTP. +lowres Force GUI installer to run at 640x480. -ks=hd:<dev> Kickstart via harddrive (dev = 'hda1', for example) +mediacheck Activates loader code to give user option of testing integrity + of install source (if an ISO-based method). -ks=file:<path> Kickstart from a file (path = 'fd0/ks.cfg') +method=cdrom Do a CDROM based installation. -ks=ftp://<path> Kickstart from FTP. +method=ftp://<path> Use <path> for an FTP installation -ks=http://<path> Kickstart from HTTP. +method=hd://<dev>/<path> Use <path> on <dev> for a hard drive installation -kssendmac Adds HTTP headers to ks=http:// request that can be helpful - for provisioning systems. Includes MAC address of all - nics in CGI environment variables of the form: - "X-RHN-Provisioning-MAC-0: eth0 01:23:45:67:89:ab". +method=http://<path> Use <path> for an HTTP installation -dhcpclass=<class> Sends a custom DHCP vendor class identifier. ISC's dhcpcd can - inspect this value using "option vendor-class-identifier". +method=nfs:<path> Use <path> for an NFS installation. -upgradeany Don't require an /etc/redhat-release that matches the - expected syntax to upgrade. +netmask=<nm> Netmask to use for a network installation. -lang=<lang> Language to use for the installation. This should be a - language which is valid to be used with the 'lang' kickstart - command. +nofb Do not load the VGA16 framebuffer required for doing + text-mode installation in some languages -keymap=<keymap> Keyboard layout to use. Valid values are those which can be - used for the 'keyboard' kickstart command. +nofirewire Do not load support for firewire devices -ip=<ip> IP to use for a network installation, use 'dhcp' for DHCP. +noipv6 Disable IPv6 networking during installation. -netmask=<nm> Netmask to use for a network installation. - -gateway=<gw> Gateway to use for a network installation. +nokill A debugging option that prevents anaconda from terminating + all running programs when a fatal error occurs -dns=<dns> Comma separated list of nameservers to use for a network - installation. +nomount Don't automatically mount any installed Linux partitions + in rescue mode. -method=nfs:<path> Use <path> for an NFS installation. +nonet Do not auto-probe network devices -method=http://<path> Use <path> for an HTTP installation +noparport Do not attempt to load support for parallel ports -method=ftp://<path> Use <path> for an FTP installation +nopass Don't pass keyboard/mouse info to stage 2 installer, good for + testing keyboard and mouse config screens in stage2 installer + during network installs. -method=hd://<dev>/<path> Use <path> on <dev> for a hard drive installation +nopcmcia Ignore PCMCIA controller in system. -method=cdrom Do a CDROM based installation. +noprobe Do not attempt to detect hw, prompts user instead. -vnc Do graphical installation via VNC. Instead of - starting a normal X server, vncserver will be started - and you can then connect remotely to do the - installation. +noshell Do not put a shell on tty2 during install. -vncpassword=<password> Set a password for the vnc session. +nostorage Do not auto-probe storage devices (SCSI, IDE, RAID) -vncconnect=<host>[:<port>] Once installation is up and running, connect to - the vnc client named <host>, and optionally, on port <port>. +nousb Do not load USB support (helps if install hangs + early sometimes). - Requires 'vnc' option to be specified as well. +nousbstorage Do not load usbstorage module in loader. May help with + device ordering on SCSI systems. -loglevel=<level> Set the minimum level required for messages to be - logged. Values for <level> are debug, info, warning, - error, and critical. The default value is info. +rescue Run rescue environment. + +resolution=<mode> Run installer in mode specified, '1024x768' for example. + +serial Turns on serial console support. syslog=<host>[:<port>] Once installation is up and running, send log messages to the syslog process on <host>, and optionally, on port <port>. Requires the remote syslog process to accept connections (the -r option). -noipv6 Disable IPv6 networking during installation. +text Force text mode install. + +updates Prompt for floppy containing updates (bug fixes). + +updates=ftp://<path> Image containing updates over FTP. + +updates=http://<path> Image containing updates over HTTP. + +upgradeany Don't require an /etc/redhat-release that matches the + expected syntax to upgrade. + +vnc Enable vnc-based installation. You will need to connect + to the machine using a vnc client application. + +vncconnect=<host>[:<port>] Once installation is up and running, connect to + the vnc client named <host>, and optionally use port <port>. + + Requires 'vnc' option to be specified as well. + +vncpassword=<password> Enable a password for the vnc connection. This will + prevent someone from inadvertantly connecting to the + vnc-based installation. + + Requires 'vnc' option to be specified as well. |