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diff --git a/docs/reconfig-mode b/docs/reconfig-mode new file mode 100644 index 000000000..fa3265820 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/reconfig-mode @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +Reconfig mode +------------- + +12/7/1999 Michael Fulbright + +Reconfig mode is intended to allow localized customization of a pre-installed +Red Hat Linux box by the first time user of the machine. Properties like +keyboard mapping, timezone, and network config are edittable the first +time the computer is booted. + +Reconfig mode uses the same sources as the anaconda installer. When anaconda +is run in reconfig mode (using the --reconfig command line option) the +user is prompted for various configuration details. + +The standard way of setting up anaconda for reconfig mode is to create +the file + +/etc/reconfigSys + +as part of the installation process. This can easily be done as part of the +kickstart procedure with a %post section at the end of the ks.cfg file: + +%post +touch /etc/reconfigSys + +The /etc/rc.d/init.d/reconfig init script is run and it tests for the +existence of the /etc/reconfigSys file. If it exists then anaconda is +run with the --reconfig option. + |