Re: Running base-config from within first stage installer
On Thu, Feb 06, 2003 at 12:17:29AM +0100, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:
> [Joey Hess]
> > Why would we want to make that an option? It doesn't sound like a
> > good kind of option, it just buys you more complexity and more ways
> > to fail for no gain. I am not interested in supporting people who
> > try to do that with base-config.
>
> It saves me a reboot, and speeds up the install. I can complete the
> install before reboot from the hard drive, and I can check that all
> services work as they should when the machine boots from the hard
> drive. When I run base-installer after boot from HD, I must install
> the software and then reboot again to make sure all services will
> start as they should after reboot.
Not having to reboot makes unattended network installs simpler. (e.g.
Sun's Jumpstart)
Ryan
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