From owner-dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org Mon Apr 5 14:24:02 2021 Return-Path: Delivered-To: dev-commits-src-main@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0FED65BAE8E; Mon, 5 Apr 2021 14:24:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:3]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org", Issuer "R3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4FDXw16dVgz4dSd; Mon, 5 Apr 2021 14:24:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) Received: from gitrepo.freebsd.org (gitrepo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:5]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mxrelay.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D55961A5CF; Mon, 5 Apr 2021 14:24:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from git@FreeBSD.org) Received: from gitrepo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.44]) by gitrepo.freebsd.org (8.16.1/8.16.1) with ESMTP id 135EO1Gg071321; Mon, 5 Apr 2021 14:24:01 GMT (envelope-from git@gitrepo.freebsd.org) Received: (from git@localhost) by gitrepo.freebsd.org (8.16.1/8.16.1/Submit) id 135EO1jg071320; Mon, 5 Apr 2021 14:24:01 GMT (envelope-from git) Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2021 14:24:01 GMT Message-Id: <202104051424.135EO1jg071320@gitrepo.freebsd.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org From: Nathan Whitehorn Subject: git: 3b20b988e0f1 - main - Add some general notes about scripted installations. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Git-Committer: nwhitehorn X-Git-Repository: src X-Git-Refname: refs/heads/main X-Git-Reftype: branch X-Git-Commit: 3b20b988e0f14740eb135ad5d56520b8cb94f429 Auto-Submitted: auto-generated X-BeenThere: dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: Commit messages for the main branch of the src repository List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2021 14:24:02 -0000 The branch main has been updated by nwhitehorn: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=3b20b988e0f14740eb135ad5d56520b8cb94f429 commit 3b20b988e0f14740eb135ad5d56520b8cb94f429 Author: Nathan Whitehorn AuthorDate: 2021-04-05 14:10:34 +0000 Commit: Nathan Whitehorn CommitDate: 2021-04-05 14:23:41 +0000 Add some general notes about scripted installations. --- usr.sbin/bsdinstall/bsdinstall.8 | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/bsdinstall.8 b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/bsdinstall.8 index e9f7dd808f73..556bafdd3881 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/bsdinstall.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/bsdinstall.8 @@ -450,6 +450,19 @@ Default: .El .Sh SCRIPTING .Nm +supports unattended, or minimally-attended, installations using scripting. +This can be used with either modified physical installation media or with +.Xr diskless 8 +installations over the network; information on preparing such media can be +found in +.Sx BUILDING AUTOMATIC INSTALL MEDIA +.Pp +Scripted installations follow an essentially identical path to interactive +installations, though with some minor feature differences (for example, +scripted installations do not support fetching of remote distribution files +since scripted installations normally install the same files and the distributions +can be added directly to the installation media). +.Nm scripts consist of two parts: a .Em preamble and a