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Subject: conf/135317: install.cfg feature request
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>Number:         135317
>Category:       conf
>Synopsis:       install.cfg feature request
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Jun 06 22:30:02 UTC 2009
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Adam Wien
>Release:        7.1-RELEASE
>Organization:
cPanel of Texas, Inc.
>Environment:
FreeBSD dotproject.cptxoffice.net 7.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE #0: Thu Jan  1 14:37:25 UTC 2009     root@logan.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  i386

>Description:
You have to supply a network interface when doing automated network installs using install.cfg

netDev=em0 for example

This causes a problem when trying to use the same install.cfg across multiple hardware platforms. I can understand this kind of granularity when supplying hard disks but, for network, it makes more sense not to.


>How-To-Repeat:
Generate an install.cfg for automated network installation.
>Fix:


>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: