Final

Question 1

Kickstart Configuration: %packages

Answer 1

Specifies the software to be installed on the target system.

Question 2

Kickstart Configuration: %post scripts

Answer 2

Configures the system after all of the software has been installed.

Question 3

Kickstart Configuration: %pre script

Answer 3

Configures the system after all of the software has been installed. Executed before any disk partitioning is done.

Question 4

Installation commands: url

Answer 4

Specifies the location for the installation media.

Question 5

Installation commands: repo

Answer 5

Tells Anaconda where to find the packages for installation. This option must point to a valid yum repository.

Question 6

Installation commands: text

Answer 6

Forces text mode install.

Question 7

Installation commands: vnc

Answer 7

Allows the graphical installation to be viewed remotely via VNC.

Question 8

Installation commands: askmethod

Answer 8

Do not automatically use the CD-ROM as the source of packages when installation media is detected in the CD-ROM drive.

Question 9

Partitioning commands: clearpart

Answer 9

Clears the specified partitions before installation.

Question 10

Partitioning commands: part

Answer 10

Specifies the size, format, and name of a partition.

Question 11

Partitioning commands: ignoredisk

Answer 11

Ignores the specified disks when installing.

Question 12

Partitioning commands: bootloader

Answer 12

Defines where to install the bootloader.

Question 13

Partitioning commands: volgroup, logvol

Answer 13

Creates LVM volume groups and logical volumes.

Question 14

Partitioning commands: zerombr

Answer 14

Disks whose formatting is unrecognized are initialized.

Question 15

Configuration commands: lang

Answer 15

Sets the language to use during installation and the default language of the installed system. (Required)

Question 16

Configuration commands: keyboard

Answer 16

Sets the system keyboard type. (Required)

Question 17

Configuration commands: timezone

Answer 17

Defines timezone, NTP servers, and whether the hardware clock uses UTC.
Ex. timezone –utc –ntpservers=time.example.com Europe/Amsterdam

Question 18

Configuration commands: auth

Answer 18

Sets up the authentication options for the system. (Required)

Question 19

Configuration commands: rootpw

Answer 19

Defines the initial root password.

Question 20

Configuration commands: selinux

Answer 20

Sets the state of SELinux on the installed system.

Question 21

Configuration commands: services

Answer 21

Modifies the default set of services that will run under the default systemd target.

Question 22

Configuration commands: group, user

Answer 22

Create a local group or user on the system.

Question 23

What are two ways to create a Kickstart configuration file?

Answer 23

Use the system-config-kickstart utility or use a text editor

Question 24

/root/anaconda-ks.cfg

Answer 24

Contains the Kickstart directives that can be used to generate the freshly installed system.

Question 25

ksvalidator

Answer 25

A utility that checks for syntax errors in a Kickstart configuration file. It will ensure keywords and options are properly used, but it will not validate URL paths, individual packages, or groups, nor any part of %post or %pre scripts.

Question 26

Steps to install RHEL server using Kickstart

Answer 26

1. Use system-config-kickstart to create a Kickstart configuration file.
2. Use a text editor to add logical volume management commands to the Kickstart
   configuration file.
3. Check the configuration file for syntax errors with ksvalidator.
4. Publish the Kickstart configuration file via HTTP, FTP, or NFS.
5. Boot Anaconda from installation media.
6. Specify the ks= option to point the installer to the Kickstart configuration file.

Question 27

Line Anchors

Answer 27

Control the location of where the regular expression looks for a match. ^, a beginning of line anchor, or $, an end of line anchor.