From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 23 17:09:43 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0ACF716A4CE for ; Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:09:43 +0000 (GMT) Received: from zcamail05.zca.compaq.com (zcamail05.zca.compaq.com [161.114.32.105]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECD5743D2F for ; Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:09:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jason.sheets@hp.com) Received: from cacexg13.americas.cpqcorp.net (cacexg13.americas.cpqcorp.net [16.92.1.76]) by zcamail05.zca.compaq.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD5289DA; Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:09:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from idbexc01.americas.cpqcorp.net ([16.88.97.3]) by cacexg13.americas.cpqcorp.net with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.0); Mon, 23 Aug 2004 10:09:39 -0700 x-mimeole: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 11:11:06 -0600 Message-ID: <2D8BB15C7B5C214F81C32D3A83B32736E6BBBE@idbexc01.americas.cpqcorp.net> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Customized/automated FreeBSD Installations.... Thread-Index: AcSHLkDiRHEZij2xRxi+mjl4PIIHRQCBbFCw From: "Sheets, Jason (Manpower Contract)" To: "Forrest Aldrich" , X-OriginalArrivalTime: 23 Aug 2004 17:09:39.0688 (UTC) FILETIME=[F9958680:01C48933] Subject: RE: Customized/automated FreeBSD Installations.... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 17:09:43 -0000 Hello Forrest, Take a look at the "FreeBSD From Scratch " article by Jens Schweikhardt at http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/fbsd-from-scratch/in dex.html. "This article describes my efforts at FreeBSD From Scratch: a fully automated installation of a customized FreeBSD system compiled from source, including compilation of all your favorite ports and configured to match your idea of the perfect system. If you think make world is a wonderful concept, FreeBSD From Scratch extends it to make evenmore." It should at least get you going on the right path. Jason -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Forrest Aldrich Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 9:21 PM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Customized/automated FreeBSD Installations.... I've been Googling for some information on this (and the Handbook). We have a scenario whereby we'll be building (over time) several=20 mostly-identical systems. There are similar tasks that will need to be performed on those systems (copying over accounts, passwords,=20 homedirectories), and certain *.conf changes, etc. There has to be a=20 decent way to accomplish this, other than manually per-system or having=20 to build a make-release with some customizations. I have seen GNU CFEngine, but it seems like overkill. I'd appreciate some recommendations/pointers. Thanks! _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"