Dashamir,
On Tue, 11 Jan 2005, Dashamir Hoxha wrote:

> I think that it is a bug too.
>
> I have also noticed some problems with disc partitions.
> Initially they are commented and this is obviously by design.
> Then I uncomment them and modify them in order to use the
> existing partitions, but it doesn't work. There is always some
> kind of error message and I never managed to do a re-installation
> totally automatically. I comment the partition instructions in ks.cfg
> and during installation select the partitions manually. I have two
> disks in my server and I am trying to use RAID1, and maybe this
> makes things a little bit more complicated for the kickstart file.

I have uncommented these out and have it work.  It did not include raid.

>
> In general, I don't like the policy of protecting the user from himself.
> The default assumption in Linux/UNIX is that the user knows
> what he is doing.

But when you sell a product that has to be supported then you do have to
protect the user from himself.  I can see why RedHat made that decision.

-Connie Sieh
>
> On Tuesday 11 January 2005 02:26, csieh wrote:
> > Dashamir,
> >
> > On Sun, 9 Jan 2005, Dashamir Hoxha wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am using SLC303 for my workstations and servers. Usually, after making
> > > an installation, I backup the file anaconda-ks.cfg (and any other config
> > > files that I have touched), so that I can re-install the server easily in
> > > case of disaster or in case of making another similar installation.
> > >
> > > But I have noticed that anaconda does not reckognize the format of the
> > > file that it has generated itself. First, it does not save the method of
> > > installation (url --url http://...). Second, it does not reckognize
> > > firewall --enabled --port=httpd:tcp (it should be firewall --enabled
> > > --httpd).
> > >
> > > It is not hard to fix it by hand, but I just wonder: is it a bug or
> > > rather it is by design?
> >
> > I suspect it is a bug.
> >
> > -Connie Sieh
> >
> > > Dashamir
>
>